Roman Context: 27 BC Augustus Julio-Claudian Emperors (27 BC – 68AD) AD 14 Tiberius I Dates of the New Testament AD 37 Caligula (Gaius Caesar) Writings AD 41 Claudius I Year(s) Title AD 54 Nero AD 69 Galba 68‐69, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian Year of the 4 emperors 49 Galatians AD 69 Vespasian The Flavians (69-96) 49 James (before Jerusalem AD 79 Titus council of 50) AD 81 Domitian 51 1 Thessalonians AD 96 Nerva The Antonines (96-192) 51‐52 2 Thessalonians AD 98 Trajan ‐ five good emperors AD 117 Hadrian 55 1 Corinthians AD 138 Antoninus Pius 55‐57 2 Corinthians AD 161 Marcus Aurelius (and Lucius Verus) 55‐60 Mark AD 169 Marcus Aurelius 57 Romans AD 180 Commodus AD 193 Pertinax; Juilanus I 60 Luke AD 193 Septimus Severus The Severi (193-235) 60 Ephesians AD 211 Caracalla and Geta 60 Colossians AD 212 Caracalla 60 Philemon AD 217 Macrinus 60‐65 Matthew AD 218 Elagabalus (Heliogabalus) AD 222 Alexander Severus 61 Philippians AD 235 Maximinus I (the Thracian) The Barracks Emperors (235-283) 62‐64 1 Peter AD 238 Gordianus I and Gordianus II; Pienus and Balbinus 63‐70 Acts AD 238 Gordianus III 64 Titus AD 244 Philippus (the Arabian) AD 249 Decius 64 1 Timothy AD 251 Gallus and Volusianus 65 Jude AD 253 Aemilianus 66‐67 2 Timothy AD 253 Valerianus and Gallienus 67 2 Peter AD 258 Gallienus AD 268 Claudius Gothicus 69/95 Revelation AD 270 Quintillus 64‐70 Hebrews AD 270 Aurelianus 80‐90 John AD 275 Tacitus 80‐90 1 John AD 276 Florianus 90‐100 2 John AD 276 Probus AD 282 Carus 90‐100 3 John AD 283 Carinus and Numerianus AD 284 Diocletian The Tetrarchy (284-364) AD 286 Diocletian and Maximianus ‐ Edict against Christians Feb 24, 303 AD 305 Galerius and Constantius I This list identifies AD 306 Galerius, Maximinus II, Severus I commonly accepted AD 307 Galerius, Maximinus II, Constantinus I, Licinius, Maxentius AD 311 Maximinus II, Constantinus I, Licinius, Maxentius (Galerius rescinds Edict in 311) dates for the New AD 314 Maximinus II, Constantinus I, Licinius AD 314 Constantinus I and Licinius Testament books, AD 324 Constantinus I (the Great) representing fifty AD 337 Constantinus II, Constans I, Constantius II AD 340 Constantius II and Constans I years of writings. AD 350 Constantius II AD 361 Julianaus II (the Apostate) AD 363 Jovianus The Divided Empire (364-475) Bolded Emperors are associated with authorizing periods of stronger persecution .