Biblical Studies/Christianity/Major events and important movements in church history/Parallels The Roman Empire

**PERIOD OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE C.E. 1 - 476**
Century Characteristics	Development of Christianity	The Roman Empire	Arts, Sciences, etc.	Literature
1 - 100 AD		1. Caius Caesar makes peace with the Parthians. Tiberius		Ovid Metamor-
		returns to Rome.		phoses,
		6. Varus, encamped on the Weser, governs lower Germany		Heroides, &c.
	8. Jesus reasons with the	like a Roman province.
	doctors of letters.		9. Celsus advances	Apion of Al-
			the science of	exandria
		14. Augustus dies at Nola; is succeeded by Tiberius as	medicine.	writes on
		Emperor.		grammar.
		19. The Jews are banished from Rome.
	25. Pontius Pilate, Gov-
	vernor of Judea.
	26. John the Baptist be-	26. Thrace becomes a Roman province.	26. The Druids in
	gins his ministry.		Germany.
	27. Jesus baptisted by John.
CHRISTIANITY	29. Twelve Apostles sent
founded amid	abroad.
skepticism	30. Crucifixion of the Sav-	30. Agrippina banished.
and	ior, Friday, April 3, at
persecutions.	3 p.m. (some say Apr. 7)
	34. St. Paul converted to
	Christianity.	37. Tiberius succeeded by Caligula, noted for his profligacy.
	41. Herod's persecutions.	41. The amiable Claudius becomes Emperor.
	45. First mission of Paul.	48. Census of the city, 6,900,000.	50. Columella, born
	51. Paul preaches at		in Spain, writes
	Athens.	54. Nero, Emperor; a profligate and tyrant.	on husbandry.
	58. Paul imprisoned by			Seneca
	Felix.			De Clementia
	59. Disciples first called	59. Nero orders death of his mother Agrippina the Younger.
	Christians at Antioch.
	60. Paul appeals to Caesar.
	61. Paul imprisoned in	61. Revolt of the Britons under Queen Boadicea.
	Rome
		TO BE CONTINUED

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