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MELITO (?-190)
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THEOPHILUS (?-181)

TATIAN (110-172) GREGORY THAUMATURGOS (213-270)

JUSTIN MARTYR (100-163) martyred ORIGEN (185-254)

POLYCARP (69-155) Bishop of Smyrna martyred JULIUS AFRICANUS (160-240)

PAPIAS (80-130) Bishop of Hierapolis CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (150-215)

E
IGNATIUS (35-117) Bishop of Antioch martyred

A Jerusalem destroyed (70)

0 - AD 250

Christians flee Jerusalem (66)

S 1st Jewish revolt (66-74) 2nd Jewish revolt (115-117)

James executed (62)

T
Jerusalem Council (49) Marcion excommunicated (144)

TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS VESPASIAN TRAJAN ANTONINUS COMMODUS CARACALLA

EARLY CHURCH HISTORY

(14-37) (41-54) (69-79) (98-117) (138-161) (180-192) (211-217)

EMPERORS
PERSECUTION (64) (90-96) (98-117) (117-138) (161-180) (202-211) (235-236)

AUGUSTUS CALIGULA NERO DOMITIAN HADRIAN MARCUS AURELIUS SEPTIMUS SEVERUS MAXIMINIUS
(27BC-AD14) (37-41) (54-68) (81-96) (117-138) (161-180) (193-211) (235-238)

Paul’s missionary journeys (46-48 / 49-52 / 53-57 / 59-60) Montanism begins (170)

W Jews expelled from Rome (51) Tertullian joins Montanists (206)

Nero blames fire of Rome on Christians (64) schism of Hyppolytus (217)

E
Peter & Paul executed (64?)

S CLEMENT OF ROME (30-100) IRENAEUS (115-202) Bishop of Lyons

TERTULLIAN (155-220) converted (196)

T HIPPOLYTUS (170-236)

CYPRIAN (200-258) Bishop of Carthage

converted (246)
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GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS (330-390)

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GREGORY OF NYSSA (330-394)

BASIL (329-379) writes monastic rules (370)

ATHANASIUS (296-373) Bishop of Alexandria (328) CYRIL (376-444)

EUSEBIUS (263-339) writes church history (303) THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA (350-428)

Athanasius formalises New Testament (367) E

present canon accepted (397)

Arius dies / Athanasius deposed (335) Christianity: official state religion (394)
EPHESUS (431) A
AD 250 - 500

Constantinople: new capital for East (330) prohibition of paganism (391) Pelagianism &
Nestorianism condemned
Arius condemned at Alexandria (318) Christianity: a state religion (380) S
NICEA (325) CONSTANTINOPLE (381) CHALCEDON (451)
Jesus’ divinity debated Arianism & Apollinarianism Monophysitism
(Athanasius vs Arius) condemned condemned T
(284-305)
DIOCLETIAN LICINIUS VALENS THEODOSIUS THEODOSIUS II MARCIAN
DECIUS (284-305) (308-324) (364-378) (379-395) (408-450) (450-457)
EARLY CHURCH HISTORY

COSTANTINE II
(249-251)
CONSTANS
split by Diocletian (286) CONSTANTIUS
LEO
reunited by split after Jovian’s death (364) (457-474)
(249-251) (257-260) Constantine (324) JULIAN THE
APOSTATE (361)
VALERIAN Western Empire
JOVIAN (363-364)
(257-260) MAXIMIAN CONSTANTINE VALENTINIAN HONORIUS VALENTINIAN collapses (476)
(286-305) (307-337) (307-337) (395-423) (425-455)
(303-305)
Novatian schism (251) Porphyry writes vs Christians (290) Goths & Vandals convert to Arianism (340?) Alaric the Goth sacks Rome (410)
W
Synod of Carthage (256) Attila the Hun attacks
Edict vs Manichaeans (297) Apollinaris condemned at Rome (377)
Cyprian vs Stephen Italy (451)

Edict of Tolerance (311) Vandals sack Rome (455)

E
Edict of Milan recognising Christians (313) Vandals persecute Christians (478)
S
LACTANTIUS (240-320) AMBROSE (340-397) defies empress (385)

HILARY (291-371) T
JEROME (345-420) Vulgate translation (382-405)

AUGUSTINE (354-430) converted (386) Bishop of Hippo (396) Confessions (400) City of God (427)
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