The East: Confucianism Taoism Buddhism
The West: Stoicism Epicureanism Christianity
The East: Confucianism Taoism
Buddhism
The West: Stoicism
Epicureanism Christianity
~33 Jesus crucified
~33 Church forms at time of Pentecost
~35 conversion of Saul, becomes Paul
49 Council of Jerusalem
59 Apostle Paul conveyed to Rome for trial
~60 Gospel of Mark written
61 Paul probably freed
62 James, leader of Jerusalem Christians, martyred
64 Rome burns and Nero blames Christians, persecutes them savagely, the first of many Roman persecutions
66-70 Jewish revolt from Rome
~67 Paul executed
~70 Gospel of Mathew written
70 Fall of Jerusalem disperses Jews
~80 Gospel of Luke written
~85 Jews include an anathema against the "Nazarenes" in their synogogue liturgy
~90 Gospel of John written
~111 Governor Pliny writes Emperor Trajan for advice on how to deal with Christians
~117 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch martyred
~130 Irenaeus born in Asia
~132 Epistle of Barnabas written
133-35 Christians suffer as traitors during the Jews' war with Hadrian
135 Hadrian's edict expels Jews from Judea
~140 Shepherd of Hermas written
155 Bishop Polycarp visits Rome to discuss the question of Easter with Bishop Anicetus
~155 Tertullian born
156 Polycarp burned to death for his faith
~160 Justin Martyr's Dialog with Trypho written
163 Justin Martyr martyred
170 Death of the leading gnostic Marcion of Sinope
177 Terrible persecution at Lyons, Blandina martyred
177 Irenaeus in Lyons becomes bishop after death of Pothinus
180 Christians martyred in Madaura and Scilla Africa
185 Origen born
190 Clement becomes head of the Alexandrian school
197 Tertullian's Apology written
~200 Greek Thomas written
202 Clement of Alexandria driven from Alexandria
220 Clement of Alexandria dies in Caesarea
250 Persecution under Emperor Decian begins
251 Anthony born in Egypt, the first notable hermit/monk
254 Origen dies
258 Bishop Cyprian of Carthage beheaded in the Valerian persecution
284 Diocletian takes imperial throne in the east
292 Birth of Pachomius, a great organizer of monks
295 Hilary of Poiters born
~301 Armenia established as the earliest Christian state
303 Galerius persuades Diocletian to stamp out Christians, beginning terrible persecution.
305 Constantius and Galerius succeed Diocletian
306 Emperor Constantius dies suddenly
312 Constantine has a vision of a cross saying "in this sign conquer" wins battle of Milvian Bridge for sole possession of the empire
313 Decree of full toleration for religions is issued by Constantine and Licinus
314 British representatives attend the Council of Arles
318 Arius begins to propagate his views
321 Arius deposed as Bishop
324 First general council called to meet at Nicea
This council, held in 325, was called by Emporer Constantine; thus signalling the full integration of the Christian faith with politico-secularism. This marks the end of Christianity as a radicalizing force and begins the re-definition of the teaching's of Jesus. "The Church" became the anti-thesis of its origins.
a project of John Trapp
