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0 A.D.
 | The apostle Paul was born. He
lived 63 years. (05 A.D.) |
| Archelaus Coponius became
Procurator of the Jews. (06 A.D.) |
| Ambivius became Procurator of
the Jews. (09 A.D.) |
| Annius Rufus became Procurator
of the Jews. (13 A.D.) |
| Tiberius Caesar became the ruler
of Rome, a rule lasting 22 and a half years. He was known as
"cruel and tyrannical." (14 A.D.) |
| Valerius Gratus became
Procurator of the Jews. (15 A.D.) |
| Pontius Pilate became Procurator
of the Jews. (25 A.D.) |
| Pliny the Elder was born. (23
A.D.) |
| John the Baptist was beheaded.
(32 A.D.) |
| Jesus Christ was crucified. (The
crucifixion of Jesus occurred in either 30 A.D. or 33 A.D.)
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| Agrippa became King of the Jews.
Caligula became Emperor of Rome. Historian, Flavius Josephus was
born. (37 A.D.) |
| Claudius Caesar became Emperor
of Rome. He was known as "timid and feeble." (41 A.D.)
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| Cuspius became Procurator of the
Jews. (44 A.D.) |
| Tiberius became Procurator of
the Jews. (? A.D.) |
| Cumanus became Procurator of the
Jews. (? A.D.) |
| The First Council of the
Apostles was held at Jerusalem. Acts 15 (50 A.D.) |
| Felix became the ruler of the
Jews. The New Testament began. Eight authors wrote twenty-seven
books between 52 A.D. and 96 A.D. |
| Nero became Emperor of Rome. He
was known as a profligate tyrant. (54 A.D.) |
| Portins Festus became the ruler
of the Jews. (60 A.D.) |
| The first persecution by Nero
began. It lasted four years. (64 A.D.) |
| Galba became Emperor of Rome.
The Apostle Paul was martyred. (68 A.D.) |
| Vespasian became Emperor of
Rome. He had a happy and prosperous 10-year reign. (69 A.D.)
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| Titus took Jerusalem with an
army of 60,000. This was the most horrible suffering experienced
since the world began. One million, one hundred thousand perished.
Men were crucified until wood for crosses was no longer found.
(September 8, 70 A.D.) |
| Titus, the son of Vespasian
became Emperor of Rome. (79 A.D.) |
| Flavius Domitian became Emperor
of Rome. He was noted as the last of the 12 Caesars. He ruled 15
years. (81 A.D.) |
| The second persecution by
Domitian lasted until 96 A.D. |
| The apostle John was banished to
Patmos. (95 A.D.) |
| Nerva became Emperor of Rome.
The last of the New Testament books were completed. (96 A.D.)
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| Trajan, known as "the great
sovereign," became Emperor of Rome. During Trajan's 19-year
rule the Roman Empire was at its greatest extent. (98 A.D.) |
100 A.D.
| Justin the Martyr was born at
Sychar in Samaria. (100 A.D.) |
| The third persecution, by Trajan,
started 106 A.D. and lasted until 107 A.D. |
| Trajan's Column was built. It
was140 feet high. (114 A.D.) |
| Adrian became Emperor of Rome.
He rebuilt Jerusalem, placing the Temple of Jupiter on the site of
Solomon's Temple. He also visited Britain. (117 A.D.) |
| Adrian's Wall was built from the
Rhine River to the Danube River. (121 A.D.) |
| Claudius Galenus, (or Galen) a
celebrated Greek Physician was born. "He wrote 500 books on
Medicine and 250 on other subjects." Suidas (130 A.D.)
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| The festival of Christmas began
to be observed. (137 A.D.) |
| Titus Antoninus Pius became
Emperor of Rome. He was eminent for his virtues and his prosperous
and equitable reign. (138 A.D.) |
| Ashcled (Dublin, Ireland) was
built. (140 A.D.) |
| Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and L.
Verus became Emperors of Rome. (Gibbon's Rome begins with the two
Antonines.) (161 A.D.) |
| The fourth persecution, by
Aurelius, started in 166 A.D. and lasted until 177 A.D. |
| Christian missionaries preached
in Britain with success. (178 A.D.) |
| Lucius, the first Christian
king, ruled in Britain. He founded the Archbishopric of York (Bede).
(179 A.D.) |
| Commodus became Emperor of Rome.
He was known as profligate and cruel. In his reign civilization,
morals and religion declined. Pertinax proposed reforms and was
murdered by the Praetorian Guards, of whom Julianus bought the
throne. (Pertinax ruled 3 months, Julianus 5 months and was then
murdered.) (180 A.D.) |
| The Scots invaded Britain.
Oppian, a Greek poet was born. During his 30-year life span he wrote
5 books on fishing and 4 books on hunting. (183 A.D.) |
| The Vandal Tribes increased in
power and number. (190 A.D.) |
| Septimius Severus became Emperor
of Rome. He was known as a "brave man." He visited Britain
and built a wall at York and died there. His rule lasted 18 years.
(192 A.D.) |
200 A.D.
| The fifth persecution, by
Severus, started in 200 A.D. and ended in 211 A.D. |
| Beta was Emperor of Rome for 1
year. (211 A.D.) |
| Caracalla was Emperer of Rome
for 6 years. (212 A.D.) |
| Macrtnus was Emperor of Rome for
1 year. (217 A.D.) |
| Helogabalus was Emperor of Rome
for 4 years. He was known as "Wanton, extravagant, depraved,
and horribly cruel." (218 A.D.) |
| Persia revolted and overthrew
Parthia. (220 A.D.) |
| Alexander Severus was Emperor of
Rome for 13 years. Alexander made reforms. He was murdered. (222
A.D.) |
| Maximinus was Emperor of Rome.
He conducted the sixth persecution, which lasted from 235 A.D. to
237 A.D. |
| Gordian III was Emperor of Rome
for 6 years. (238 A.D.) |
| Sapor became ruler of Persia. He
defeated the Romans and flayed Valerian. (240 A.D.) |
| Philip became Emperor of Rome
and ruled for 5 years. (244 A.D.) |
| Seven missionaries enter Gaul.
(245 A.D.) |
| Decius became Emperor of Rome.
(249 A.D.) |
| There was a Gothic invasion in
the reign of Decius. During the seventh persecution Decius proposed
to extirpate Christianity from the earth by sword and fire, wild
beasts, the wheel, red-hot iron chairs, and every variety of
torture, which the most exquisite cruelty could invent and
conducted. The seventh persecution lasted from 250 A.D. to 253 A.D.
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| Gallus became Emperor of Rome.
(? A.D.) |
| Aemilius became Emperor of Rome
and lasted 3 months. He was murdered. (? A.D.) |
| The Romans were defeated at
"Abrutum." Decius and his sons were slain by the Goths,
led by Ostrogotha. (251 A.D.) |
| Valerian became Emperor of Rome
and ruled 7 years. He conducted the eighth persecution which lasted
from 257 A.D. to 260 A.D. Valerian was taken prisoner by Sapor, the
ruler of Persia, and flayed. (253 A.D.) |
| The Empire was greatly
distressed. Barbarians invaded it on all sides. (255 A.D.)
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| Gallienus became Emperor of Rome
and ruled for 15 years. (260 A.D.) |
| Vast hordes of the Heruli
traversed Italy. (263 A.D.) |
| Claudius became Emperor of Rome
and lasted 2 years. (268 A.D.) |
| Aurelian became Emperor of Rome
and lasted 5 years. (270 A.D.) |
| The ninth persecution, by
Aurelian, started. Tacitus became Emperor of Rome. He ruled 6 months
and was murdered. Florian became Emperor and was murdered. (275
A.D.) |
| Probus became Emperor of Rome.
He ruled for 6 years. He was noted as "good." (? A.D.)
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| Carus became Emperor of Rome.
(282 A.D.) |
| Diocletian became Emperor of
Rome and the "Era of the Martyrs" began. (Or the "Diocletian
Era.") Diocletian ruled for 21 years and conducted the last and
worst of Imperial Rome's persecutions. (August 29, 284 A.D.) |
300 A.D.
| Constantius became Emperor of
Rome and ruled for 1 year. (305 A.D.) |
| Constantine the Great became
Emperor of Rome. He was known as the first "Christian"
Emperor. Constantine made Constantinople the capital of Rome. (306
A.D.) |
| Constantine's conversion came by
a vision of a luminous cross in the sky. (313 A.D.) |
| First Ecumenical Council was
held. It was called by Constantine, Emperor of Rome, and held at
Nice, Bithynia. Present were 318 Bishops and 2,048 Ecclesiastics.
The "Nicene Creed" was formed at this council. (325 A.D.)
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| Heathen temples in Rome were
destroyed. (331 A.D.) |
| Three emperors ruled Rome:
Constantine II, Constans and Constantius II. (337 A.D.) |
| Julian ruled Rome. He publicly
abandoned Christianity and adopted paganism. (361 A.D.) |
| Byian became Emperor of Rome. (?
A.D.) |
| Valens ruled the Eastern Empire
of Rome. Valentinian I and his son Cratian became rulers of the
Western Empire of Rome. (364 A.D.) |
| There was a terrible invasion of
the Huns at this time. (374 A.D.) |
| Valentinian II became ruler of
the Western Empire of Rome. (375 A.D.) |
| Theodosius I became ruler of the
Eastern Empire of Rome. He began a 4-year campaign against the
Goths. Theodosius pulled down the statues of the heathen gods. (379
A.D.) |
| The Second Ecumenical Council
was held at Constantinople from May to July. Three hundred fifty
Bishops attended. (381 A.D.) |
| In 395 A.D., Theodosius officially divided
the Roman Empire into the Greek or Eastern Empire with the capital at
Constantinople, and the Roman or Western Empire with capitals at Milan
and Ravenna. The "Eastern" or "Byzantine" Empire lasted 1058 years,
from 395 A.D. to 1453 A.D. and was ruled by about 90 emperors. |
400 A.D.
| Visogothic Spain emerged under
Pharamond the chief of the Frank Tribes. (406. A.D.) |
| Belgium revolted from Rome and
all Germany was in motion for independence. (409 A.D.) |
| Alaric and Goths were in Rome.
(The "Vandal Hordes" of the north pour down upon falling
Rome.) (410 A.D.) |
| There was a total withdrawal of
Romans soldiers from Britain when the Picts and Scots invaded from
the north. The Saxons were invited over to assist in expelling them
and gradually took possession of the country. The Saxon Heptarchy
was formed, and existed until Egbert formed the kingdom of England
in 827 A.D. The country was called Britain and the people were
called Britons. (426 A.D.) |
| The Third Ecumenical Council was
held at Ephesus. (431 A.D.) |
| St. Patrick arrived in Ireland.
(432 A.D.) |
| The immense empire of the Huns,
under Attila and Bleda, ravaged Europe, sacking and pillaging over
70 cities. (433 A.D.) |
| The Fourth Ecumenical Council at
was held at Chalcedon. (451 A.D.) |
| The "Middle Ages"
began and the rise of the feudal system. There was a Feudal Alliance
between Odoacer, king of the Western Empire and Euric. Euric
formally resigned his provinces and received them again as fiefs of
Rome. (476 A.D. or 477 A.D.) |
| The Ostrogoths invaded the
Western Empire under Theodoric the Great. One third of the lands
were given to his 500,000 troops. He married Clovis' sister. The
Roman or Western Empire came under the Ostrogothic monarchy of Italy
with capitals at Ravenna and Verona. (493 A.D.) |
500 A.D.
| St. Augustine arrived in England
with 40 monks. He was sent by Gregory the Great. (596 A.D.)
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| The Lombard Kingdom of Italy
began. The Lombards (of Vandal origin, from the north), under Alboin,
took over the Ostrogothic monarchy of Italy. The Ostrogothic nation
disappeared from history. (568 A.D.) |
| Mahomet was born. (569 or 70
A.D.) |
| The Fifth Ecumenical Council was
held at Constantinople. (553 A.D.) |
600 A.D.
| Mahomet commenced preaching. The
Koran was written. (610 A.D.) |
| Olaf became King of Norway. (630
A.D.) |
| The Sixth Ecumenical Council was
held at Constantinople. (November 7, 680 A.D. to February 28, 681
A.D.) |
700 A.D.
| Mahometan Spain emerged under
Emirs. (714 A.D.) |
| During the Battle of Tours,
Charles Martel defeated the Saracens and saved Europe from Asiatic
civilization. (October 10, 732 A.D.) |
| Papal Rome began. Astolphus,
King of Italy, surrendered the Exarchate (or Reavenna) to Pepin in
755 A.D. He gave it to Stephen III who thus obtained civil power.
Naples, Sicily and Lower Italy were retained by the Eastern Empire.
(755 A.D.) |
| Pope Paul I governed the church
from Rome for 10 years. (758 A.D.) |
| Charlemagne (Charles the Great,
son of Pepin) came to power in Europe. He was considered a great
prince. He was the strongest and tallest man of his time, but plain
in dress and diet. Pope Stephen governed the church from Rome for 4
years. (768 A.D.) |
| The Seventh Ecumenical Council
was held at Nice, Bithynia from September 24 to October 23, 350 A.D.
Bishops attend. They were against the Iconoclasts.??? Image Breakers
(787 A.D.) |
| Sweden emerged under Ragnor
Lodbrog. (790 A.D.) |
| Denmark emerged under Sigurd.
(794 A.D.) |
| Pope Leo III governed the church
from Rome for 20 years. (795 A.D.) |
800 A.D.
| Pope ? and Pope Pascal I
governed the church from Rome for 7 years. (816 A.D.) |
| Pope Eugenius governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (824 A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory IV governed the
church from Rome for 16 years. (827 A.D.) |
| Pope Sergius governed the church
from Rome for 3 years. (844 A.D.) |
| Pope Leo IV governed the church
from Rome for 6 years. (846 A.D.) |
| Pope Benediot III governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (853 A.D.) |
| Pope Nicholas governed the
church from Rome for 9 years. (858 A.D.) |
| Tai Tsong became Emperor of
China. (Irruption of 200,000 Tarters?????) Ruric, a Varangian Chief
established the first government of Russia. (762 A.D.) |
| Pope Adrian II governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (867 A.D.) |
| The Eighth Ecumenical Council
was held at Constantinople from Oct. 5, 869 A.D. to Feb. 28, 870
A.D. |
| Pope John VIII governed the
church from Rome for 10 years. (872 A.D.) |
| Two Popes governed the church
from Rome for 3 years. (882 A.D.) |
| Pope Stephen VI governed the
church from Rome for 6 years. (885 A.D.) |
| Pope Formosus governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (891 A.D.) |
| Seven Popes governed from Rome
for 9 years beginning in 896 A.D. |
900 A.D .
| Europe was beginning to take
shape as it is today. France, Austria and Germany grew strong.
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| Pope Sergius III governed the
church from Rome for 5 years. (905 A.D.) |
| Two Popes governed the church
from Rome for 3 years. Normandy broke away from France under the
leadership of Robert, First Duke of Normandy. (911 A.D.) |
| Chivalry commenced. The knights
swore to be true to their trusts as the champions of God and the
ladies. Chivalry flourished from the eleventh to the fifteenth
century. (912 A.D.) |
| Pope John XI governed the church
from Rome for 5 years. (913 A.D.) |
| Pope Leo VII governed the church
from Rome for 3 years. (936 A.D. |
| Pope Stephen IX governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (939 A.D.) |
| Pope Marin II governed the
church from Rome for 4 years. (? A.D.) |
| Pope Agapetus II governed the
church from Rome for 10 years. (946 A.D.) |
| Pope John XII governed the
church from Rome for 8 years. (956 A.D.) |
| Pope John XIII governed the
church from Rome for 8 years. (964 A.D.) |
| Pope Benedict VII governed the
church from Rome for 10 years. (973 A.D.) |
| Pope John XIV governed the
church from Rome for 2 years. (984 A.D.) |
| Pope John XVI governed the
church from Rome for 10 years. (986 A.D.) |
| Poland became a kingdom. (992
A.D.) |
| Pope Gregory V governed the
church from Rome for 3 years. (996 A.D.) |
| Venice became independent of the
Eastern Empire and acquired Dalmatian and Istria. (997 A.D.) |
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