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64
Great Fire of Rome;Nero launches persecutions of Christians
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70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
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81
Persecution under domination 81-96
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88
St.clemet is pope; restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of Saint Peter; martyred in 97
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110
St. Ignatius of Antioch is martyred
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112
Trajans rescript in response to Pliny
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115
St. Sixths is pope; died in 125
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123
Hadrians rescript
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125
St. Telesphorous is pope; he composed the Gloria
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155
St. Polycarp is martyred
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161
St Justin martyr dedicates his 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
STS. Perpetua and felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage
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215
Origen begins writing
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250
Edict of Decius orders Empire wide persecution of Christians
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257
Valerian rescript in 257 and 258
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293
Diocletian creates the tetrarchy
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303
“ Great persecution” begins under Diocletian
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312
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
Franks take Gaul
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429
St Augustine dies
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430
Council of Ephesus-third ecumenical-defined Mary to be the mother of God
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445
Emp Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy
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451
Council of Chalcedon;fourth ecumenical-defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person
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452
St. Leo I meets Attila the Hun
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476
End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus
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490
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy
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529
St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
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553
Second council of constintople-fifth ecumenical-called by emperor Justinian
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570
Muhammad born at or near Mecca
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599
St Gregory
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611
Muhammad has a vision of the archangel Gabriel
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624
Muhammad defeats meccans at 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 constiniople -sixth ecumenical
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684
Dome of the rock built over temple