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timeline of the first century

ROMAN EMPERORS

POPES

HISTORY of the Early Christians

-27/14
Augustus

 

   Birth of Jesus Christ

6 Judea becomes a Roman province

14/37
Tiberius

33-67
St. Peter

 

 

19 Jews are expelled from Rome
26 Ministry of John the Baptist
27-30 Ministry of Jesus
30 Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ / Pentecost
35 Martyrdom of St. Stephen. Conversion of St. Paul.

37/41
Caligula

38 Turned down against the Jews in Alexandria
42 Martyrdom of St. James

41/54
Claudius

46-48 St. Paul and St. Bernabe were missionaries among the gentiles
48 Council of Jerusalem
49-58 Missionary activity of St. Paul
49 Jews are expelled from Rome
50-62 Epistles from St. Paul to the Churches
53-56 St. Paul in Ephesus

54/68
Nero

60-62 St. Paul in Rome
63 St. Peter in Rome
64 Persecution of Nero
65-70 Pastoral epistles

68/69
Galbus

67-76
St. Linus

 

 

70 Fall of Jerusalem
75 Jewish war of Josefa

75-80 Final view of the gospels

69
Othon

69
Vitellius

69/79
Vespasian

76/89
St. Cletus

79/81
Titus

80-90 Epistle to the Hebrews

81/96
Domitian

81-96 Imperial cultunder Domician
90 Gospel of St. John
95 Persecution of Domitian
95 Apocalypse of St. John

89/97
St. Clement

96/97
Nerva

 

97/105
St. Evarist

98/117
Trajan

100 Letter of St. Clement

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