- 1
- Direct trade begins between Rome and India, Madagascar settled by seafarers from Indonesia, Khoisan sheepherders present in South Africa, Archelaus obtains Judah, Samaria and Idumaea, Herod Antipas inheritd Galilee, Herod Philip gets Ituraea and Trachonitis. Great signs among the New World, El Mirador city in Guatamala reaches height, Teotihuacan in Mexico reaches population of 40,000, approximate density of German population is 6per square mile
- 5
- Romans recognize Cymberline king of Britain, Archaelaus of Judah banished, Cymbeline king of the Catuvellauni recognized by Rome as Rex Brittonum, Ovid presents “Metamorphoses”
- 6
- Est. Birth of Saul of Tarsus, Judaea a Roman province
- 9
- German army wins Belgium from Rome, Courtier Wang Mang overthrows Han dynasty in China, Coponius named procurator of Judaea, Ananius high priest, Wang Man rules China, Roman army conquers in Teutoburg Forest, Ovid banished
- 12
- Christ in the temple, Cyrenius completed "the taxing"in Judaea
- 14
- Beginning of the Julio-Claudian line of Roman Emperors , Death of Augustus Caesar, Julio-Claudian Emperors begin reign (Tiberius), possible date of Jesus visiting England (legend), Death of Emperor Augustus, Tiberius becomes emperor
- 15
- War between Nephites and robbbers
- 16
- Nephites assemble for defense
- 17
- Revolt of Tacfarinas, the Numidian leader against Rome in N Africa, Ovid’s “Epistulae ex Ponto”, first definite reference to diamonds
- 18
- Ovid of Rome dies, Marcus Ambivius procurator of Judaea, Annius Rufus procurator of Judah, Valerius Gratus procurator, Caiphad high priest, Roman poet Ovid dies
- 21
- Robbers lay Siege of Nephites
- 23
- Han dynasty restored in China
- 25
- Kujala Kadphises founds the Kushan state in Bactria India, Eastern han dynasty begins rule in China, Eastern Han dynasty begins rule in China (or 22)
- 26
- Nephite Siege ends, return to lands; Tiberius retires to Capri leaving Rome in charge of Sejanus
- 27
- Architect Vitruvius writes de Architectura, Possible baptism of Jesus
- 29
- Beginning of ministry of John the Baptist, Pontius Pilate named procurator of Judaea
- 30
- Wedding at Cana, Baptism of Christ, Beginning of Ministry, Nephite chief judge murdered, alt time - Possible death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ
- 31
- Second full year of Christ's ministry, miracles among Nephites
- 32
- Christ's ministry continues, Miracles among Nephites
- 33
- Death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Peter in charge of Church, death of Herod Philip
- 34
- Death of Jesus Christ, Resurrection, Jesus Christ visits Western Hemisphere, Apostles lead church in Old World
- 35
- Conversion of Paul, Pontius Pilate exiled
- 36
- Joseph of Arimethaea, Mary the mother of Christ and 11 others set adrift on the Mediterranean (trad)
- 37
- Tiberius dies, Caligula emperor, Jonathan high priest in Judaea, Herod Agrippa obtains tetrarchy of Herod Philip, Marcellus becomes Judaean procurator, Traditional date of Joseph of Arimethaea Mary and co. arriving in England, Tiberius – emperor – dies, Caligula new emperor
- 38
- Josephus born
- 39
- The Christian churches have rest, Antipas deposed, Agrippa made tetrarch of Galigee
- 40
- Mauretania (Northern Morocco and Algeria) annexed by Rome, Mauretania (Northern Morocco and Algeria) annexed by Rome, early Christian church created at Corinth
- 41
- Caligula assassinated, Claudius becomes emperor, agrippa receives Judaea, Emperor Claudius denies citizenship to Jews
- 42
- St. Paul begins missionary journeys, Caligula assassinated by Praetorian guard – Claudius new emperor
- 43
- Roman emperor Claudius invades Britain (Kent) starting 43 years of wars and invasions, Caratacus leads British resistance, but is defeated, Roman emperor Claudius reaches Britain, British under Caractacus defeated at Medway, London founded
- 44
- Death of James the apostle, Death of Herod Agrippa I, Cuspidus Fadus named Judaean procurator
- 45
- Paul's first missionary tour - Paul sets out on missionary journeys
- 46
- Tiberius Alexander named Judaean procurator
- 48
- Ventidius Cumanus names Judaean procurator, traditional date of death of mary (mother of Christ) in England
- 49
- Christian Council of Jerusalem
- 50
- Claudian aqueduct finished, Rise of the Papacy, Kushans under Kujala Kadphises invade and conquer Gandhara in India, Foundation of the Funan empire, 1 and 2 Thessalonians written, Jews banished from Rome by Claudius, Buddhism reaches China, Nazca culture flourishes in Peru, Buddhism reaches China, Nazca culture flourishes in Peru, Gothic kingdom set up on Lower Vistula, Romans learn to use soap from the Gauls
- 51
- Final defeat of King Caratacus, Claudius or Antonius Felix procurator of Judaea
- 53
- Romans obtain foothold in England
- 54
- Claudius poisoned by Agrippina, Nero emperor; Death of Claudius of Rome by poisoning by wife Agrippina, her son Nero becomes emperor
- 55
- 1 and 2 Corinthians written as well as Galatians and Romans
- 56
- Traditional date of Paul's first mission to England
- 57
- Paul prisoner at Caesarea
- 58
- Paul sent to Rome, Porcius Gestus named procurator of Judaea, Ming-Ti the new Chinese emperor introduces Buddhism into China, Paul writes 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Peter, James and John cold council of Jerusalem regarding circumcision
- 59
- Nero has his mother assassinated, Paul leaves Melita for Rome, Joseph, son of Simon high priest, Nero has mother Agrippina killed
- 60
- Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon written, Albinus named procurator of Judaea, Rebellion of Boudicca the queen of Iceni in Britain, Rebellion of Boudicca the queen of Iceni in Britain
- 61
- Boudicca, Queen of Iceni, leads uprising against Romans in Britain, but is defeated and killed, End of the Acts of the Apostles, Roman force explores Nile valley, end of rebellion of Boudicca in Britain, Roman force explores Nile valley, end of rebellion of Boudicca in Britain
- 62
- End of Paul's missionary journeys, Gessius Florus names Judaean procurator, temple completed, Rome burns, persecution under Nero for Christians, Nero has wife Octavia killed and marries Poppaea Sabina, Seneca resigns position in Nero’s court
- 63
- Joseph of Aramathea comes to Glastonbury in first Christian mission to Britain, Roman exploration reaches Sudan
- 64
- Persecution of Christians begins, Titus, 1 and 2 timothy written, Jewish war commences, Capture of Jotapata by Vespasian, Great fire of Rome, persecution of Christians begins, death of Peter and Paul
- 65 AD
- Death of Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Roman philosopher and dramatist by suicide on Nero’s orders, Gospel of St. Mark written, disease hits Rome
- 66
- Open rebellion begins in Palestine and Jerusalem , Zealots rebel in Jerusalem, leading to unrest
- 67
- Peter crucified in Rome, Paul beheaded (or AD 68), Jewish war begins, Catholics claim Bishop Linus new Pope
- 68
- End of Julio-Claudius line of Rome with suicide of Nero , Nero declared public enemy and commits suicide, End of the reign of Julio-Claudian emperors, Nero suicide, "Year of Four Emperors" brings civil war to Rome, Galba proclaimed, Civil war in Rome follows the death of Nero, Galba becomes emperor, Flavius Josephus writes “History of the Jewish War”
- 69
- Rule of Vespasian and sons Titus and Domitian of Rome , Julio-Claudian rule ends with suicide of Nero. Flavian Emperors rule Rome, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian emperors, Civil war in Rome
- 70
- Before Pasover, Titus comes to power, Jerusalem laid waste, End of the Jewish War - Jerusalem destroyed, Colosseum begins at Rome, gospels written down, Christians retire to Pella, Siege and capture of Jerusalem; Mar/April - Titus begins to attack Jerusalem, Revolt of Jews in Palestine – Jerusalem captured and destroyed
- 71
- Colosseum building begins
- 75
- Roman conquest of Britain completed, Wales subdued
- 78
- Halley's Comet
- 79
- Death of Bishop Linus, Anacletus (of Greece) third Pope, Death of Vespasian, Eruption of Vesuvius, Malaria outbreak in Rome, Eruption of Vesuvius, Malaria outbreak in Rome, Death of Vitellius of Rome – Titus becomes emperor, Pliny the Elder dies at Pompeii
- 80
- Colosseum and ampitheater finished, Completion of Colosseum and amphitheater in Rome
- 81
- Arch of Titus completed, Death of Titus, Death of Titus of Rome, Domitian emperor, Arch of Titus erected in Rome
- 82
- Traditional date of death of Joseph of Arimethaea in England
- 85
- Gospels of John and Matthew written
- 88
- Death of Anacletus (Pope) Clement I of Rome new Pope - End of Bishop (Pope) Linus, Bishop (Pope) Clement
- 90
- Corruption in Church – start of early apostasy
- 95
- Persecution of Christians by Domitian
- 96
- End of rule of Domitian of Rome, Nerva rules Rome unsuccessfully ; Vespian's sons lose power, Flavian Emperors end rule, Era of five good emperors begin, Death of Domitian
- 97
- Pope Clement I martyred, Pope Evaristus new Pope
- 98
- Death of Nerva of Rome, Trajan (native of Spain) rules Rome ; Trajan of Spain assumes Roman rule from Cologne , Trajan begins to rule Rome, Colonia Nervia Glevensis (Gloucester) founded
- 100
- Anasazi Cliff Dwellers in SW U.S., Vandals from Scandanavia have moved as far south as Poland, Germanic migrations and incasions begin, Buddhism introduced in China, tacitus begins writing Histories and Annals, Aksum becomes capital of Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Moche civilization of Peruvian coast begins and flourishes at Sipan, Hopewell cultures flourishes in Mississippi valley, Mogollon culture develops in SW US, Monte Alban in Oaxaca MEX hits maximum power
- 105
- China begins to produce real paper perhaps by Cai Lun, Pope Evaristus martyred? Alexander I of Rome new Pope
- 106
- Dacia conquered by emperor Trajan of Rome
- 107
- Death of Ignatius of Antioch
- 111
- No contention in new world
- 112
` - Pliny the Younger reports hymn singing by Christians
- 113
- Trajan's column erected in Rome
- 114
- Apuleius the Roman Satirist born
- 115
- Trajan of Rome conquers Armenia, Mesopotamia, Revolt of Jewish community in Cyrenaica (N Libya) against Romans, Earthquake in Antioch (Turkey)
- 116
- Pope Alexander I dies, Pope Sixtus I of Rome or Greece appointed, Trajan dies as Roman emperor, Roman empire reaches greatest extent
- 117
- Death of Trajan, Hadrian rules Rome, Hadrian rules Rome, Death of Trajan of Rome, , Tacitus writes “Historiae”
- 118
- Pantheon begun
- 120
- Kanishka the Kushan ruler reigns in Turkestan; Kushan empire at its peak under Kanishka in India, Chinese Zhang Heng introduces seismograph, Kushan King Kanishka rules N India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and central Asia, death of Martial the Roman poet, Death of Plutarch the Greek historian
- 122
- Hadrian's Wall ordered to keep N tribes out, Jewish revolt begins under Bar Kokhba
- 124
- Pantheon finished in Rome
- 125
- Pope Sixtus I dies, Pope Telesphorus of Greece appointed, Era of Claudius Ptolmey - astronomer, mathematician and geographer of Rome
- 126
- Peasant revolts against landowners in China
- 127
- Hadrian’s Wall completed
- 130
- Taupo, New Zealand volcano erupts, Justin Martyr becomes Christian
- 133
- Julius Severus, Governor of Britain, sent to Palestine to end a revolt, Hadrian's wall built for defense across northern Britain
- 135
- End of Jewish revolt under Bar Kokhba, complete diaspora
- 136
- Pope Telesphorus dies, Pope Hyginus of Greece appointed
- 138
- Death of Hadrian of Rome, Antoninus Pius rules Rome, Death of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius elected leader, End of Hadrian's wall construction, Death of Juvenal – Roman poet
- 140
- Pope Hygenus martyred? Pius I of Aquileia, Italy appointed, Roman theater built at Verulamium (St. Albans) in England
- 150
- Ptolmey writes Harmonics, Pyramid of the Sun built at Teoticuacán, Eruption in New Zealand, Eruption in New Zealand, earliest known Sanskrit writings in India
- 155
- Pope Pius I martyred by sword, Pope Anicetus of Syria new Pope
- 161
- Antoninius Pius dies, Marcus Aurelius rules Rome, Begin rule of Marcus Aurelius in Rome; Antoninus Pius ends reign of Rome, Marcus Aurelius reigns
- 162
- Halley's Comet, Death of Kushan King Kanishka of India
- 163
- Plague of Galen in Syria until 180
- 164
- Oldest Mayan monuments, Start of great plague of Roman empire
- 165
- Plague hits Rome – possibly smallpox, Justin Martyr executed
- 166
- Pope Anicetus traditionally martyred, Pope Soter of Italy appointed, Roman empire devastated by plague
- 167
- Roman Marcomannic wars test the Danube frontier, Plague continues in Rome, wars of Marcomanni and Quadi 8 years
- 170
- Pausanias of Magnesia writes “Perigesis” as a guide to Greek art and history, Ptolemy draws 26 maps of various countries
- 174
- Pope Soter traditionally martyred, Pope Eleuterus of Albania appointed
- 175
- End of wars of Marcomanni and Quadi, Earliest traceable line of Catholic succession
- 176
- Under request of King Lucius, missionaries Phagan and Deruvian are sent by Pope Eleutherius (175?) to convert Britons
- 180
- Death of Marcus Aurelius, Commodius rules Rome, Pax Romana ends on death of Marcus Aurelius, End the era of the five good emperors, death of Marcus Aurelius and Pax Romana, Commodus begins to Rule (very unpopular), End of reign of Marcus Aurelius of Rome, Reign of Commodus, end of Plague of Galen in Syria, Romans defeated in Scotland and retire to Hadrian's Wall
- 181
- Begin the decline of the Roman empire
- 182
- Begin of decline of Rome, Begin decline of Rome
- 184
- Commander of Samaritan conscripts stationed in Britain sent to Gaul His name is Lucius Artorius Castus, and somebelieve this is Arthur, Rebellion of Yellow Turban sect against Han dynasty in China
- 189
- Pope Eleuterus traditionally martyred, Victor I of N Africa new Pope, provincial warlords in China seize Han capital, Luoyang
- 190
- Chinese general Tung Cho installs puppet emperor on Han throne, Rise of Hindu Chola kingdom in S India, Column of Marcus Aurelius Rome erected. Galen extracts plant juices for medical purposes
- 191
- Death of Bishop Victor I of Rome
- 192
- End of rule of Commodius of Rome by assassination, Death of Commodius by assassination, civil war begins, Foundation of the Champa kingdom in SE Asia
- 193
- End of the reign of Commodus, Libyan Septimus Severus becomes emperor of Rome
- 194
- Amos, son of Nephi the Disciple dies - son Amos keeps record
- 197
- Septimus Severus forms military rule of Rome; Septimus Severus secures military monarchy in Rome, Governor of Britain killed by Severus, Severus sacks Parthian capital Ctesiphon, Albinus proclaims self emperor of Britain but is killed in Battle of Lyons
- 199
- Galen, Greek physician, dies, Pope Victor I dies, Zephyrinus of Rome new Pope
- 200
- Adenas Mound Builder culture disappears in Americas, Mayan Culture develops, Oldest Mayan temples, Hindu laws codified, Beginning of the decline of Monte Alban at Oaxaca MEX, Roman emperor Septimus Severus builds defensive line in Africa, first period of major construction at Tiahuanaco near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, Afghanistan invaded by Huns 340 years, start of fourth period of Chinese literature, period of Neo-Platonism – last of the Greek philosophies, formation of neo-Hebrew language, Bishop of Rome gains his predominant position of pope, Period of carvings on Amaravati stupa in Madras, Carthage becomes world metropolis again under Roman rule, Silkworms arrive in China from Korea – subsequently in Japan
- 201
- Pride reenters Nephites
- 205
- End of Yellow Turban rebellion in China
- 208
- Severus repairs Hadrian's Wall, defends Britain
- 209
- St. Alban killed for faith as one of the few Christians persecuted
- 210
- Division of Churches among Nephites
- 211
- End of reign of Septimus Severus of Rome with his death in York Britain, son Caracalla rules
- 212
- Roman citizenship formally extended to all freeborn people in empire, The baths of Caracalla in Rome started
- 217
- Pope Zephyrinus dies, Calixtus I new Pope, Assassination of Caracalla of Rome, Heliogabalus becomes emperor, end of building of Caracalla baths
- 220
- End of China's Han Dynasty; End Han dynasty in China, division of China unto North and South (3 kingdoms) North sometimes called Jin dynasty, Goths invade Asia Minor, deposition of last emperor, Zoroastrianism becomes Persian state religion, End of Han dynasty in China, followed by Jin dynasty and Three Kingdoms, Goths invade Asia Minor and Balkan peninsula, Kalidasa writes the Sanskrit drama “Sakuntala”
- 222
- Pope Calixtus I martyred, Urban I of Rome appointed, End of reign of Heliogabalus of Rome, start reign of Alexander Severus, Pope Urban I
- 224
- End of Parthian power in Persian empire and beginning of Sassanid dynasty under Ardashir, Persian Sasanian dynasty overthrows the Parthian dynasty
- 225
- End of the Andgra dynasty in Deccan region – south India breaks up into regions
- 226
- Sassanids in Persia (Ctesiphon)
- 230
- Pope Urban I dies, Pontian made Pope 21 Jul
- 231
- Great division among people of New World
- 235
- Roman mutiny under Severus Alexander; Severus Alexander murdered by mutiny , Barracks Emperors rule Roman Empire, Pope Pontian dies 28 Sep, Anterus of Greece appointed, Civil war and chaos period in Roman empire with death of Emperor Alexander Severus – murdered in army meeting, Maximus becomes emperor, start of Roman chaos
- 236
- Jan, Pope Anterus dies, Pope Fabian appointed 10 Jan
- 238
- Revolt against Rome in Africa, End of reign of Maximus of Rome as he is assassinated by his troops – Troops Gordian I and II, Balbinus, Pupienus and Gordian III rule
- 239
- Halley's Comet
- 240
- Sasanian king Shapur I conquers Kushan territories west of the Indus
- 244
- Plotinus, the neo-Platonist philosopher arrives in Rome, Wicked Nephites begin to outnumber righteous, Five emperors end rule, reign of Philip the Arabian in Rome
- 248
- Rome celebrates 1,000th anniversary
- 249
- End of reign of Philip the Arabian in Rome, start Emperor Decius, Period of Christian martyrs begins
- 250
- Pope Fabian dies 10 Jan, Classic Mayan era begins, Runaway inflation in Rome, Classic Mayan period begins in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, Christian persecution increases – Martyrs being revered as saints, Diophantus of Alexandria produces first book on Algebra
- 251
- Cornelius appointed Pope, Emperor Decius of Rome killed by Goths at Abrittus, Emperor Gallus rules
- 253
- Pope Cornelius dies a martyr through extreme hardship Jun 253, Pope Lucius I of Rome appointed 25 Jun, life of Ko Hung Daoism founder begins, Death of Emperor Gallus, Emperor Valerian rules
- 254
- Pope Lucius I dies Mar 5, Pope Stephen I appointed 12 May, Origen dies – author of “Hexapla” the Greek Old Testament
- 257
- Pope Stephen I martyred by beheading, Pope Sixtus II appointed 30/31 Aug, Goths, divided from Visigoths and Ostrogoths, invade Black Sea area, Franks invade Spain
- 258
- Pope Sixtus II beheaded, Alemanni and Suevi conquer Upper Italy but are defeated at Milan
- 259
- Pope Dionysus appointed, Chinese Buddhists begin pilgrimages to India
- 260
- Shapur I of Persia defeats Roman emperor Valerian in battle - Valerian captured, Sasanians capture emperor Valerian at Edessa, Secret combinations reemerge among Nephites, end of Valerian as son Gallienus rules
- 264
- Constantine forbids public gladiatorial combats
- 268
- Pope Dionysus dies 26 Dec, End of emperor Gallienus, Emperor Claudius II
- 269
- Pope Felix I appointed 5 Jan, St. Antony becomes a hermit - foundation of Christian monasticism
- 270
- Aurelian becomes Roman emperor, Chain of forts built "Saxon Shore"; Aurelian becomes emperor of Rome, Emperor Claudius II dies, Goths sack Athens, Sparta and Corinth, Emperor Aurelian “restitutor orbis” rules, Marcomanni advance from Bohemia across the Danube
- 271
- Building of the Aurelian walls around Rome begins, Aurelian defeats Marcomanni and Alemanni
- 273
- Emperor Aurelian overthrows kingdom of Palmyra
- 274
- 30 Dec Pope Felix I dies
- 275
- Death of Aurelian, 4 Jan Pope Eutychian appointed; Death of Aurelian of Rome
- 276
- Walls around Rome built, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus reigns, Crusifiction of Mani the founder of the Manichaean sect in Persia
- 282
- End of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus, start Emperor Marcus Aurelius Carus
- 283
- Pope Eutychian dies, Pope Caius appointed 17 December, End of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Carus
- 284
- Diocletian rules Rome; Barracks Emperors end, Diocletian becomes emperor. Empire divides East and West Roman Empire, End of long period of chaos in Roman empire as Diocletian named emperor of Rome, tetrarchy of four emperors begin
- 285
- End of a century of Roman decline; Diocletian renews Rome, Partition of Roman empire into E and W, Carausius – Roman commander of British fleet proclaims himself independent Emperor of Britain
- 286
- Diocletian divides Roman empire E/W
- 287
- Revolts against Rome in Britain
- 290
- Diocletian persecutions of Christians begin, Construction of the ampitheater of Verona begins
- 295
- Emperor Diocletian begins to organize local government in N Africa
- 296
- Pope Caius dies 22 April, Marcellinus new Pope
- 297
- Romans take Armenia from Persians
- 300s
- Persecution of Christians reaches Britain, Japan learns how to make silk from China; India united under Gupta dynasty, Sanskrit develops, Axum kingdom in Africa, End of the Olmec Civilization, Rise of the Mayan civilization, Toltec Civilization, End of Pre-Clasic Mayan age, Begin the Classic age, Hindu epics begin to be written, Fall of the Satavahanihara and rise of the Vakataka kingdom in India, first states appear in Japan, Buddhism introduced into SE Asia, Diocletian organizes local government in N Africa, Bantu cereal cultivators begin cattle herding in SE Africa, beginning of early eastern Polynesian culture, Separate developments of five Germanic dukedoms: Saxons, Franks, Alemanni, Thuringians and Goths, Lombards begin move from Lower Elbe southward (to 568), earliest religious plays created, Christianity introduced in Armenia, Growing Buddhist influence in China, Bowling becomes part of religious ritual in German monasteries, palace of Diocletian in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) begun
- 301
- Edict of Prices attempts to fix prices throughout Rome, Edict of Prices attempts to fix Roman Prices
- 303
- Diocletian orders a general persecution of Christians
- 304
- Pope Marcellinus dies, no Pope for 4 years, Actor Genesius dies a martyr’s death during performance in Rome
- 305
- Death of Diocletian of Rome; Diocletian abdicated the throne of Rome, end of Diocletian Empire divide, Tetrarchy ends, Amon, son of Ammon, son of Nephi the Disciple dies in New world, brother Ammaron receives plates - hides plates, Diocletian and four emperors rule Rome, Diocletian abdicates E Roman empire amd Maximian in the W – E goes to Constantius Chlorus and W to Galerius
- 306
- Constantine (The Great) proclaimed Emperor at York, re-unites Rome, End of E Roman Constantius Chlorus – dies at York – son Constantine becomes emperor
- 308
- Pope Marcellus I appointed, End of W Roman Galerius
- 309
- Pope Marcellus dies, Pope Eusebius appointed
- 310
- Pope Eusebius dies
- 311
- Persecution of Christians in Roman Empire ends, Pope Miltiades (Melchiades) appointed 2 Jul, Mormon born, End of last persecution of Christians in Rome
- 312
- Constantine sees vision of cross in battle, co-opts Christian God for his purposes, Constantine becomes western emperor, Constantine becomes western emperor
- 313
- Edict of Milan legalizes Christianity, Edict of Toleration makes Christianity legal, Constantine the Great begins rule, issues edict of Milan - official toleration of Christianity; Edict of Milan allows for toleration of Christianity, Christianity tolerated throughout Roman empire by edict of Milan, oldest bridge over Rhine near Cologne
- 314
- Three Brit Bishops attend Council of Arles, Pope Miltiades dies 11 Jan, 31 Jan Pope Silvester I appointed
- 316
- Halley's Comet
- 320
- Gupta dynasty of Ganges Valley, India begins with the reign of Chandragupta I
- 321
- Mormon (age 10) receives commission to keep plates from Ammoron
- 322
- War between Nephites and Lamanites begins
- 324
- Constantine achieves full control (sole emperor), makes Christianity official Religion, Capital relocated to Byzantium (Constantinople) away from Rome
- 325
- Council of Nicaea, Council of Nicaea decides against Arians in favor of Athanasius, erection of first Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (dest. In 529), Teotihuacan first mentioned in ancient writings
- 327
- Mormon begins to lead Nephite armies
- 330
- Constantinople declared capital of Roman empire; Constantine moves capital from Rome to Byzantium/Constantinople Constantinople founded, Lamanite king Aaron defeated by Nephite armies led by Mormon, Beginning of conversion of kingdom of Aksum in Ethiopia-Eritrea to Christianity by Bishop Erumentius, new city of Constantinople inaugurated on site of ancient Greek Byzantium, Basilican Church of St. Peter’s erected (dest. 1506)
- 331
- Seat of Roman Empire moved from Rome to Constantinople
- 333
- Death of Ko Hung, founder of Daoism
- 335
- 31 Dec Pope Silvester I dies, Samudragupta conquers n and e India, fall of the Kushan empire
- 336
- 18 Jan Pope Marcus appointed, dies 7 October.
- 337
- Pope Julius I appointed 6 Feb, Constantine receives Christian baptism on deathbed, Constantine dies. Three sons split kingdom Constantine II, Constans and Constantius, Baptism and death of Constantine the Great – succeeded by sons Constantine II Constantius II and Constans
- 338
- Jewish calendar revised by introducing different lengths of years
- 340
- Constantine II killed in Battle of Aquileia fighting brother Constans, Rome splits with Constans as W emperor and Constantius II as E Emperor
- 341
- Gothic Christian bishop Ulfilas embarks on mission to convert his people
- 344
- Mormon retrieves the plates from hiding
- 346
- Lamanites re-attack
- 350
- Constans dies, In Africa, Axum overthrows the weakened kingdomof Meroë, End of Kushite civilization at Meroe â?? possibly brought down by Aksum, End of Kushite civilization at Meroe – possibly brought down by Aksum, Persians regain Armenia from Rome, Christianity in Abyssinia, Foundation of Schola Cantorum for church song in Rome, Fortifications built in London
- 352
- Pope Julius I dies 12 April, Pope Liberius appointed 17 May
- 359
- Franks enter Roman Empire as allies
- 360
- Attacks on Britain from Picts, Attacitti abd Irish (Scots) requiring Roman intervention, Huns (Mongols) invade Europe, Mormon cries repentance to people, Embassy from King Meghavarna of Sri Lanka reaches Gupta court - religious monument for Sri Lankan visitors is built, First invasions of Europe by Huns from central Asia, Picts and Scots cross Hardians Wall to attack Britain, Huns invade Europe, scrolls begin to be replaced by books, Lo-tsun Chinese monk founds Cave of the Thousand Buddhas in Kansu
- 361
- Constantius dies, Julian becomes Emperor (not Christian), tries to revive paganism, Death of Emperor Julian the Apostate who attempted to revive paganism in the Empire
- 362
- Lamanites battle Nephites again
- 363
- End of reign of Julian when he's killed by attacking Sasanians, Another battle with Lamanites, Julian the Neoplatonist Apostate killed
- 364
- Roman empire formally divided – E from lower Danube to Persian border under Valens – W from Caledonia to NW Africa under Valentinian I
- 365
- Earthquake at Knossos Crete kills 50,000, Egypt and Alexandria hit with this quake, Cyprus earthquake
- 366
- Pope Liberius dies 24 Sep, Pope Damasus I appointed 1 October
- 367
- Picts, Scots, Saxons and Franks mount major attack on Roman Britain, first Buddhist missions in Tibet
- 369
- Roman General Theodosius drives Picts and Scots from Britain
- 370
- Huns attack Visigoths and Ostrogoths, Ostrogoths absorbed, Picts and Scots driven out from Britain by Theodosius
- 372
- Huns invade and conquer Europe's western steppes and Ostrogoths
- 373
- Athanasius dies
- 374
- St. Ambrose consecrated as Bishop of Milan
- 375
- Foundation of the Tiahuanaco empire in Peru, End of Bolivian construction near Tiahuanaco - it continues to develop
- 376
- Large number of Visigoths fleeing Huns admitted into British empire, Beginning of the reign of Changragupta II - golden Gupta age, Huns invade Russia
- 378
- Theodosius the Great begins to rule; Theodosius the Great rules Rome, Visigoths rebel against Roman authorities in Adrianople (Turkey) Kiling Rome's Eastern Emperor Valens, Romans defeated at Adrianople by Visigoths - Emperor Valens killed, rivalry between leading Maya cities Tikal and Uaxactun ends in victory of Tikal, Emperor Valens defeated and killed by Visigoths at Adrianople in Thrace, St. Ursus builds Tavenna Cathedral
- 379
- Emperor Theodosius I begins to reign
- 380
- Reign of Chandragupta II - peak of the Gupta empire, Chandragupta II conquers Saka kingdom
- 381
- Council of Constantinople, Theodosius makes Christianity official religion of Rome
- 382
- Emperor Theodosius resettles Visigoths in empire
- 383
- Magnus Maximus - a Spaniard - proclaimed Emperor over Britain. They conquer Gaul, Spain and Italy, Romans begin to evacuate Britain, Emperor Magnus Maximus crosses Channel and conquers Gaul and Spain
- 384
- 11 Dec Pope Damasus I dies, Pope Siricius appointed same day
- 385
- Mormon plans to deliver the plates to Moroni, Last battle of Cumorah
- 386
- Nomadic Toba tribe conquers Wei state in China, Beginning of the era of north-south division in China to 589, Beginning of the era of north-south division in China to 589, Hymn singing introduced by Ambrose Bishop of Milan
- 388
- Maximus ocupies Rome. Maximus beheaded in July, Troops settle in Armorica - Loss of troope in Britain
- 390
- Gauls reach Italy, First hallelujah hymns in Christian Churches
- 391
- Halley's Comet, Paganism proscribed by Roman Theodosius I
- 392
- Theodosius the Great rules as Emperor of E and W (last)
- 395
- Death of Theodosius the Great of Rome, split between East and West more apparent; Death of Theodosius the Great, Last Roman emperor Theodosius dies, splitting the empire. E=Constantinople (Byzantine empire) W=Rome - Honorius and Arcadius re-divide empire
- 396
- Rome transfers military power to Britain, authority transferred to local chieftans, Visigoths ravage Greece, Alaric king of Visigoths invades Greece
- 397
- Roman commander Stilicho helps repel invasion by Picts, Irish and Saxons, Berber prince Gildo begins major rebellion against Roman emperor Honorious, death of Bishop Ambrose of Milan
- 398
- Alaric of the Visigoths sacks Athens and plunders the Balkans
- 399
- Pope Siricius dies, 26 Nov and Pope Anastasius I appointed 27 Nov, Chinese Buddhist historian Fa-hien begins his journey through India
- 400s
- Germanic invaders enter western empire, Khmers (Cambodians) established as a kingdom, Yamato state formed in Japan, The Fremont Culture develops through the Great Basin, Hawaii-Loa Tahitian chief discovers Hawaii, Atilla the Hun and Pope Leo I born, Christianity introduced into Ireland, Celtic language dies out in Galatia, Vatsayara composes the Kamasutra, Iron working reaches southern Africa, Jenne-jeno flourishes as first town in W Africa, Bantu herders cultivating cattle in SE Africa, use of iron spreads through eastern Africa, Christianity in Aksum empire in NE Africa spreads, Gupta empire spans all India, Zapotec state with capital at Monte Alban flourishes in S Mexico, St. Ninian brings Christianity to Scotland, first definite recorded Japanese history
- 401
- Pope Anastasius I dies 19 Dec, Pope Innocent I appointed 22 Dec, Moroni begins writing, Visigoths invade Italy to 403
- 402
- Stilicho gathers troops to fight the Visigoths and Alaric, Ravenna becomes capital of Western Roman empire
- 403
- Bishop of Rouen visits Britain to ease religious conflicts, End of Visigoth invasion in Italy
- 405
- British troops in Rome fight Radagaisus, St. Jerome completes Vulgate (Latin) translation of the Bible
- 406
- Barbarians (Vandals, Suevi and Alans) attack Gaul, separating Rome and Britain, Roman army in Britain mutinies, one was declared emperor and was assassinated, Gunderic becomes king of Vandals, foundation of Burgundian kingdom of Worms, Stilicho stops Visigoth invasion at Fiesole
- 407
- Gratian elevated "to the purple" but only 4 months. constantine III emperor, Constantine III leaves for Gaul, essentially ending Roman rule
- 408
- Brit attacked by Picts, Scots and Saxons
- 409
- Britains expel weak Romans, fight themselves
- 410
- Alaric and Visigoths sack Rome, beginning decline of Rome, Roman rule ends in England, Alaric and the Goths sack Rome, Renewal of Celtic culture; West Gothic tribes capture Rome, Alaric the Goth, king of Germanic Visigoths sacks Rome, end of Roman rule in Britain as Rome withdraws to protect Italy, death of Alaric, Beginnings of alchemy with search for Philosopher’s Stone and Elixir of Life
- 411
- St. Augustine publishes City of God
- 413
- St. Augustine writes City of God, Pelagian heresy by Prosper (Tiro) of Aquatains, Theodosian wals built in Constantinople
- 416
- Visigoths conquer Vandals in Spain
- 417
- Pope Innocent I dies 12 Mar, Pope Zosimus dies 18 Mar
- 418
- Pope Zosimus dies 26 Dec, Pope Boniface I appointed 28-9 Dec, Visigoths settle as federates in Aquitaine, Franks settle in parts of Gaul, Theodoric I is king of Visigoths
- 420
- Pelagians outlawed in Rome, but supported in Britain as pro-Celtic, Nanking becomes capital of Northern China
- 421
- Pelagians forbidden from coming 100 miles of Rome, Rome wars with Sasanians, Moroni finishes record as last Nephite - end of New World record
- 422
- Pope Boniface I dies 4 Sep, Pope Celestine I appointed 10 Sep
- 425
- Barbarians settle Roman provinces, Valentinian III western Roman emperor under mother Galla Placida, founding of Constantinople University
- 428
- Genseric rules the Vandals, End of Gunderic king of Vandals, start Gaiseric of Vandals
- 429
- Pope Celestine I dispatches troops to combat Pelagians - Britains led to victory, Vandals cross from Spain into N Africa, set upwealthy kingdom, Picts and Scots expelled from S England by Saxons, Jutes and Angles, Aetius chief minister of Valentinian III rules Western empire, Gaiseric founds Vandal kingdom in N Africa
- 430
- Vandals in Rome removed to N Africa and later become independent kingdom; Vandals remove Romans from N Africa
- 432
- St. Patrick's mission to Ireland, Pope Celestine I dies 27 Jul, Pope Sixtus III appointed 31 Jul, St. Patrick introduces Christianity to Ireland, Building begins on Badilica of S. Maria Maggiore in Rome
- 433
- Atilla the Hun attacks Roman provinces, Attila becomes chief of Huns, German king Odoacer tules
- 434
- Atilla the Hun unifies Huns as leader
- 436
- Last of Roman troops leave Britain, Huns destroy Burgundian kingdom of Worms
- 438
- Birth of Ambrosius Aurelianus of Britain
- 439
- Codex Theodosianus writes summary of Roman law
- 440
- Leo the Great promotes supremacy of bishops of Rome; N Africa recognized as separate kingdom, Civil war and famine in Britain, country factionalized, Huns pillage Italy under Atilla, Pope Sixtus III dies, Pope Leo I (The Great) appointed 19 Sep, Pope Leo I, Great flood in Brittany submerges town of Ys
- 441
- Power of British passed from Romans to Saxons, Huns defeat Romans at Naissus
- 443
- Alemanni settle in Alsace, Gaiseric takes last Roman possessions in northern Africa and establishes absolute monarchy
- 445
- Atilla the Hun murders brother Bleda, Vortigern comes to power in Britain, Attila the Hun sacks W Europe
- 446
- Britains appeal to Rome for help in struggles against Picts and Scots. Aetius of Rome can't help because he's battling Atilla the Hun, Angl Saxons start invasions of Britain, Galla Placidia erects her famous Mausoleum at Ravenna
- 447
- St. Germanus second visit to Britain, british massacre enemies
- 448
- Death of St. Germanus. Civil War in Britain
- 449
- Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain from Jutes and Celts (Welsh) – Hangis and Horsa hired by Saxon Lord Vortigan, but they claim land
- 450
- Huns control much of E Europe, Pope Leo I persuades him to spare Rome, First year of Marcian and Calentinian, Saxons invade Britain, Saxons from Germany begin to invade Britain, Saxons from Germany begin to invade Britain, Theodosius II the Eastern Roman emperor dies, Marcian new Eastern emperor, services in Roman church begin to follow Jewish tradition of alternation of singing between precentor and community
- 451
- Rome pushes invaders back, Aetius defeats Atilla at the Catalaunian Plain; Germanic tribes and Rome work together to repel Huns, Attila defeated at Chalons, Attila defeated at Chalons, death of Theodoric I king of Visigoths, Council of Chalcedon – start of schism E and W
- 452
- Saxons invade, defeat Picts, Invasion of Italy by Atilla the Hun, Venice founded by refugees from Attila’s Huns
- 453
- Atilla the Hun dies, Ostrogoths regain freedom, Saxons repeatedly invade British towns, Constantinople wins ecclesiastical supremacy over Alexandria at Council of Chalcedon, Theodoric II becomes king of Visigoths
- 454
- End of rule of minister Aetius over W Roman empire
- 455
- Vandals (N Africa) sack Rome, Attila the Hun dies, Skandagupta becomes emperor of India
- 456
- Saxons massacre 300 British
- 457
- Vortigern dies, sons of Vortigern defeat Hengest, Death of Emperor Marcian of the Eastern Roman Empire, Battle of Crayford – Britons defeated by Hengest and abandon Kent to Jutes, Childeric I king of Salian Franks
- 458
- Saxon uprising, Aristocrats migrate to N Gaul
- 460
- Ambrosius Aurelianus leads Brits to attack Saxons, Skandagupta halts Ephthalite Hun invasion of India, Cologne captured by Franks, Vandals defeat Roman fleet off Cartagenia
- 461
- Pope Leo I The Great dies 10 Nov, Pope Hilarius appointed 19 Nov; Deathof Leo the Great - Bishop of Rome, End of St. Patrick's mission to Ireland, End of St. Patrick’s mission to Ireland, Leo I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor, Severus becomes last of the W Roman emperor, Pope Leo I dies, Lyons becomes capital of Burgundy
- 462
- Visigothic expansion in Gaul and Spain
- 465
- Arthur probably born, W Roman emperor Severus dies, Athemius rules
- 466
- Saxons defeat Britons in battle, Death of Theodoric II king of Visigoths at hand of his brother Euric – Euric rules
- 467
- Halley's Comet, Death of Athemius West RE, Alybrius rules
- 468
- Pope Hilarius dies 29 Feb, Pope Simplicius appointed 3 Mar
- 469
- Relative British peace
- 470
- Brits defeat Saxons, Ambrosius king, decline of Gupta empire in India, Huns withdraw from Europe, Mayan civilization boom in Mexico
- 471
- Theodoric the Great king of Ostrogoths
- 473
- End of relative peace, Men of Kent drives Britons back, ,End of Alybrius West RE, Glycerius rules
- 474
- Death of Leo I Eastern Roman Emperor, Death of Glycerius WestRE, Julius Nepos rules, Zeno becomes Eastern Roman Emperor
- 475
- Removal of Julius Nepos West RE, Romulus Augustulus rules
- 476
- Odoacer, German leader, removes Roman leaders and declares himself king of Italy. End Roman era and begin Middle Ages, German chieftain (Odoacer) takes control of Rome, marking the end of the W Roman empire, Roman empire collapses, ending the Classical age. Begin Dark Ages of Europe; "Fall" of Rome and beginning of Middle Ages as last weak ruler of Rome replaced by Odoacer (a German), Germanic invader Odoacer expels Romulus Augustus, last emperor of Rome, and takes control of the city, Germanic invader Odoacer expels Romulus Augustus, last Western emperor of Rome, and takes control of the city, German king Odoacer executes Orestes, Platonic Academy of Athens founded by Proclus, Cave temples at Yun-Kang in N China with figures of Buddha, Aryabhata the Hindu astronomer and mathematician born, Gaiseric King of Vandals sells Sicily to Theodoric king of Visigoths
- 477
- End of King Genseric of the Vandals, Continued war with Saxons, Saxons make slow gains, End of Gaiseric king of Vandals, Kasyapa, the Parricide, builds his palace at Sigiriya, the Lion Rock, Ceylon (famous “cloud maidens” cave paintings), Founding of the kingdom of Sussex, Hunneric king of Vandals named after father dies becomes fierce persecutor of Catholics, Basilicus East RE deposes Zeno and then is deposed
- 478
- First Shinto shrines in Japan
- 479
- Ch’i dynasty in southern China
- 480
- Boethius (Ostrogoth scholar) born, The Life of St. Germanus written, End of Gupta dynasty of India, India divided N and S, Death of Julius Nepos, last legitimate W Roman emperor; St. Benedict of Nursia born (founder of monasticism), Damascius the Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher born, ex-emperor Julius Nepos killed in Dalmatia
- 481
- Clovis, Salerian Frank king - begin Merovingian dynasty of France, Death of Childeric I king of Salian Franks, revolt of Vahan Mamikonian in Armenia, Son of Childeric I - Clovis becomes king of Salian Franks and founds Merovingian power
- 483
- Justinian I Byzantine ruler born, Pope Simplicius dies 10 Mar, Felix III (Tertius) appointed 13 Mar, Justinian the Great becomes Byzantine emperor, Death of pope Simplicius succeeded by Felix III, Building of Basilica of S. Stefano Rotondo in Rome started
- 484
- Schism between Eastern and Western churches, Death of Euric king of Visigoths, Pope’s excommunication of Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople leads to first schism between W and E Churches, death of Hunneric King of Vandals, nephew Gunthamund rules, End of revolt of Vahan Mamikonian in Armenia, Gupta empire overthrown by Epthalite invaders from beyond the Oxus River
- 485
- Arthur's 12 battles where he gains reputation for invincibility, Philosopher Proclus dies – neo-Platonic scholar
- 486
- Clovis becomes king of all Franks, Clovis the Frank conquers Romans, Gauls, Visigoths etc., Saxons vs Britains end in draw; Clovis becomes king of Franks, Clovis defeats Syagrius, last Roman governor of Gaul near Soissons
- 487
- Apollinaris Sidonius the Gallic prelate and author dies, Theodoric begins conquest of Italy
- 489
- Theodoric, king of Ostrogoths defeat Odoacer and wins Italy, Large Buddhist temples built in China, also cave temples, Large Buddhist temples built in China, also cave temples, East RE Zeno destroys school of the Nestorians at Edessa and rebuilds the Church of St. Simeon Stylites around the saint’s pillar, Theodoric defeats Odoacer
- 490
- Hengest dies, son Aesc rules for 34 years, Christian Latin poet writes “De laudibus Dei”, Theodoric presents King Gundebald of Burgundy with a clepsydra – a water clock
- 491
- Death of Zeno the Eastern Roman Emperor – succeeded by Anastasius I, Saxons capture Sussex, Armenian church secesed from Byzantium and Rome
- 492
- Pope Felix III dies 1 Mar, Pope Gelasius I appointed 1 Mar
- 493
- Ostrogoths established in Italy by Theodoric the Great, Theodoric becomes ruler of the Ostrogoths; Theodoric reigns as king of the Ostrogoths, Death of German Odoacer, Theodoric ends conquest of Italy and marries Clovis’ sister, Clovis I marries Burgundian princess Clothilda
- 494
- Ostrogoths enter Malta
- 495
- Sons of Aesc land on East coast of Britain, Kingdom of Wessex founded
- 496
- Clovis the Frank becomes Catholic, Britons and Arthur defeats Saxons, peace for a while, but Briton corrupts (~`50 years), Pope Gelasius I dies 21 Nov, Pope Anastasius II appointed Nov 24, Clovis, ruler of the Franks is converted to Christianity, Death of Gunthamund King of Vandals – brother Thrasamund leads, Clothilda converts Clovis to Christianity, Clovis defeats Alemanni near Strasbourg and is baptized by friend St. Remy (Remigus) Bishop of Rheims, death of Pope Gelasius Anastasius II becomes Pope
- 498
- Pope Anastasius II dies 19 Nov, Pope Symmachus appointed 22 Nov, Nestorians settle in Nisibis Persia, Death of Pope Anastasius II Pope Symmachus
- 499
- Synod of Rome issues decree on papal elections