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64
Great Fire of Rome Nero
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70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Vespasian)
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81
Persecution under Domitian 81-96 (DOMITIAN)
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88
St. Clement is Pope; Restored sacrament of Confirmation; Martyred in 97 (DOMITIAN)
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110
St Ignatius of Antioch Martyred (Trajan)
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112
Trajans Rescript in response to Philly (Trajan)
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115
St Satus is Pope: died in 125 (Trajan)
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123
Hadrians Rescript
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125
St. Telesphorus is Pope; martyred in 136; Composed the Gloria
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150
St Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology
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155
St. Polycarp
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156
St Justin Martyr dedicates second apology
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180
St Irenaeus writes Against Heresies
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196
Tertullian begins writing
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203
St perpetual and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage
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205
Origen begins writing
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249
Edict of Decius
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257
Valerian Rescripts 257/258
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293
Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy
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303
“Great Persecution” under Diocletian
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304
Christian’s suffer Greta persecution under Diocletian and Galerius
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311
Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle
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313
Edict of Milan
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410
Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric
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418
Frank take Gaul
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430
St Augustine dies
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431
Council of Ephesus
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445
Emp. Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy
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451
Council of Chalcedon
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452
St Leo meets Attila the Hun
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476
End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus
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493
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy
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539
St Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
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554
Second council of Constantinople
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573
Muhammad born at or near Mecca
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590
St Gregory
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611
Muhammad has a vision of archangel Gabriel
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624
Muhammad defeats Meccans at the Battle of Badr
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637
Jerusalem captured by Muslim
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640
Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls
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680
Third council of Constantinople
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684
Dome of the Rock built over the temple