DATES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, ETC.

535—336. JEWS under Persian domination 333—175. Jews under Greek domination 175—135. The age of the Maccabees 161—144. Jonathan, High Priest 144—-135. Simon, High Priest 135—106. John Hyrcanus, High Priest and Ethnarch Book of Enoch 106—77. Alexander Jannaeus, High Priest and King of Judaea 77—65. Hyrcanus II. 63. Pompey takes Jerusalem 47. Herod appointed Governor of Galilee 39. Herod King of Judaea 34. Herod makes Aristobulus High Priest 31. Battle of Actium 29. Death of Mariamne 14. Herod rebuilds the Temple 8. Herod's sons by Mariamne executed 5. (circa). BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST 4. Death of Herod 6. Deposition of Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea 7. Rebellion of Judas of Galilee 26. Pontius Pilate Procurator of Judaea 29. (circa). THE CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION 41. Herod Agrippa I. King of Judaea 44. Death of Herod Agrippa 54. St. Paul at Corinth 57, Pomponia Graecina accused of practising foreign supersti- tion 58. St. Paul writes to the Romans 63. St. Paul at Rome. Epistle to the Philippians 64. Fire at Rome. Persecution by Nero 68. St. Peter and St. Paul martyred in Rome 83. Death of Pomponia Graecina 96. Clement of Rome writes to the Corinthians „ Flavius Clemens (Consul A.B. 95) executed, and Flavia Domitilla banished 100. Cerinthus (Judaizing Gnostic) 110. Letter to Diognetus 110. Martyrdom of Ignatius 115. Jews of Cyrene cause disturbances 120. Papias Bishop of Hierapolis 130. (circa). Montanus in Phrygia. Basilides 130. (circa). Pius I. bishop of Rome. Shepherd of Hermas 133, Hadrian at Athens. Apologies of Quadratus and Aristidea XX DATES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, ETC.

A.D. 135. Suppression of the revolt of Barcochab. Jerusalem called Aelia Capitolina 138. Justin Martyr's First Apology 139 (circa). Marcion at Rome. Valentius at Rome 154. Polycarp at Rome 156. Polycarp martyred at Smyrna 165. Justin martyred at Rome 166. The Annus Calamitosus. Plague at Rome 171. Theophilus Bishop of Antioch 174. The war against the Quadi. "The Thundering Legion" 177. Persecution at Lyons and Vienne 180. Persecution at Madaura in Africa 182. Irenaeus Bishop of Lyons 193. Empire sold by auction to Didius Julianus 200 (circa). Praxeas at Rome. Montanists excommunicated by Victor 202. Law of Septimius Severus forbidding persons '' Judaeos fieri " „ Monarchian disputes at Rome ,, Clement of Alexandria ,, Tertullian becomes a Montanist , Martyrdom of Perpetua and her companions 219. Heliogabalus brings the idol of Emesa to Rome „ Callistus Bishop of Rome 220 (circa). Hippolytus writes the Philosophumena 231. Origen ordained a presbyter in Syria 236. Hippolytus banished to Sardinia 244. Beryllus of Bostra retracts his erroneous views of the 247. Dionysius Bishop of Alexandria 248. Cyprian Bishop of Carthage 250. Persecution by Decius 251. Novatian made Bishop of Rome in opposition to Cornelius 257. Edict of Valerian against the Christians 257. Martyrdom of Cyprian 259. Gallienus makes a religio licita 269. Synod to condemn Paul of Samogata 276. Manes the heresiarch flayed alive by order of Persian king 284. Accession of Diocletian 303. Diocletian Persecution. First three edicts 304. Fourth edict. Illness of Diocletian 308. Severe persecution under Galerius 310. Edict of Toleration by Galerius 311. Maximin persecutes in Syria 312. Battle of the Milvian Bridge 313- Defeat of Maximin by Licinius Edict of Milan 314. Synod of Aries 316. Constantine pronounces sentence against the Donatists 318. Outbreak of the Arian dispute at Alexandria _ 320. Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, excommunicates Arius 321. Constantine grants the Donatists freedom of conscience 32I. The Dies Venerabilis Solis to be observed as a holiday 323. Final defeat of Licinius. Constantine sole emperor 325. Council of Nicaea 326. Death of Crispus 327. Helena's visit to the Holy Land DATES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, ETC.

A.D. 330. Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch, deprived 334. Constantinople completed 335. Synod of Tyre 336. Athanasius banished to Treves. Death of Arius 337. Death of Constantine 339. Athanasius goes to Rome 341. Council of the Dedication, at Antioch 343. Councils of Sardica and Philippopolis 344. Deposition of Stephen, Bishop of Antioch 346. Return of Athanasius to Alexandria 350. Revolt of Magnentius. Death of Constans 351. Photinus condemned at Sirmium 353. Defeat of Magnentius at Mursa 355. Councils at Milan. Constantius visits Rome 356. Expulsion of Athanasius from Alexandria 359. Arian triumphs at Ariminum and Seleucia 360. Homoean Synod at Constantinople 361. Death of Constantius 362. Julian at Antioch 363. Death of Julian 365. Revolt of Procopius 366. Semi-Arians approach Liberius 370. Election of Basil to see of Neo-Caesarea 373. Death of Athanasius 374. Ambrose bishop of Milan 378. Valens defeated at Adrianople 379. Theodosius Augustus in the East 381. Second General Council of Constantinople 383. Death of Gratian 385. Troubles between Ambrose and Justina at Milan 387. The imperial Statues thrown down at Antioch 387. Conversion of St. Augustine 388. Destruction of the Serapeum 390. Massacre of Thessalonica 392. Usurpation of Eugenius 395. Death of Theodosius 398. Bishop of Constantinople 404. Exile of Chrysostom 410. Rome taken by Alaric 415. Synod of Diospolis 417. Pelagianism condemned 428. Nestorius Bishop of Constantinople 431. Third General „ Vandals invade Africa 439. Carthage taken by Gaiserjc 440. Leo elected Pope 444. Death of 449. The Latrocinium at Ephesus 451. Battle of the Catalaunian Fields (Chalons). 452. Fourth General 455. Rome sacked by Gaiseric 461. Death of Leo the Great