CHRONOLOGY. 



A D. A. D. 



Chronola- 244. Gordian is put to death. 303. 



ST- 245. Peace between the Romans and Persians. 

 s *~i~~*' 247. The secular games celebrated at Rome. Herodian, SOI. 

 the historian. 305. 



249. The two Philips are killed ; one at Verona, the 306. 



other at Rome. 



iSO. The seventh persecution of the Christians, under 307. 

 Decius. 



251. The Romans are defeated by the Goths at Mssia. 



St Cyprian, ob. 258. 303. 



252. The Romans become tributary to the Goths. Asia 309. 



invaded by the Scythians and Persians. A dread- 310. 

 ful pestilence over the Roman empire. 



254. Plotinus, ob. 270, set. 66. A great eruption of 311. 

 .Etna. 312. 



257. The 8th persecution of the Christians, under Va- 



lerian. 313. 



258. The Roman empire is harassed by 30 tyrants. 



260. Valerian flayed alive by Sapor, king of Persia. 314. 



The temple of Diana burnt. The Roman empire 315. 

 ravaged by the Scythians. 319. 



261. A great plague raged in the Roman empire. Lon- 321. 



- ginus, ob. 273. 3*23. 



262. Earthquakes in Europe, Asia, and Africa ; and 3 



days of darkness. Paul us Samosatenus, bishop of 324-. 

 Antioch, deposed in 270. 



264. Odenatus, king of Palmyra, governs the eastern 325. 

 empire. 



267. The Romans defeat the Scythians and Goths. 



268. Gallienus i killed at Milan, :et. 50. 326. 



269. Claudius conquers the Goths, and kills 300,000. 



Egypt occupied by Zenobia. 328. 



272. The 9th persecution of the Christians, under Au- 



relian. 330. 



273. Zenobia defeated by Aurelian, and Palmyra taken. 



274. The temple of the Sun built at Rome. Dacia given 331. 



up to the Barbarians by Aurelian. 



275. Aurelian is killed near Byzantium. 333. 

 '276. Wines first made in Britain. Tacitus die* at Tar- 334. 



BUS. Porphyry, ob. about 304, it. 71. 

 277. Probus marches into Gaul. The Franks settle in 336. 



Gaul. A comet appeared in China. 337. 



280. The Persians defeated by Probus. 340. 



282. Probus is put to death at Sirmium. 

 iiSl. The zra of Dioclesian begins Aug. 19, according 



to the fixed Egyptian year, though his reign did 3H. 



not begin till Sept. 17. Ambassadors sent to 



China by the Romans. 342. 



285. Arnobius flourished. 344. 



286. The empire attacked by northern nations, and se- 350. 



veral provinces are usurped by tyrants. 353. 



287. Carausius proclaimed emperor in Britain. 354. 



289. A great comet visible for 20 days, in Mesopotamia. 356. 



Gregory and Hermogenes, lawyers. 357. 



290. The Gregorian and Hermogenian codices pub- 358. 



lished. 



291. The two emperors and the two Caesars march to 359. 



defend the four quarters of the empire. TElius 361. 

 Spartianus, the historian. 



293. Carausius killed by Alectus. The Franks expelled 362. 

 from Batavia. 363. 



296. Britain recovered to the emperors after a ten years 

 usurpation. Dioclesian besieges and takes Alex- 

 andria. 354,. 



FOURTH CENTURY. 



Ml. War between the Persians and Roman*. Julius 



Capitolinm. 370. 



The 10th persecution of the Christians, under Dio- Chronol*. 

 clesian. Flavius Vopiscus. ^ &?' ^, 



Dioclesian and Maximianus resign the empire. 



A comet appeared in China. Trebellius Pollio. 



Constantius wages war against the Britons : dies 

 July 25. 



A considerable part of Rome consumed by fire. 

 ./Elius Lampridius. In 307 or 308 a comet ap- 

 peared. 



Four emperors reigned at the same time. 



The Christians persecuted in the Easti 



Britain -.Hvided into four governments by Constan- 

 tine. 



Lactanti-js flourished. 



Maxentius killed in battle. Pestilence over the 

 East. 



The 10th persecution of the Christians terminated 

 by an edict of Constantino and Licinius. 



A civil war between Constantine and Licinius. 



Crucifixion abolished. 



Constantine protects the Christians. 



Sunday appointed to be observed. 



Constantine obtains possession of the empire, and 

 tolerates Christianity. 



Licinius defeated and banished. In 322 or 324 a 

 comet appeared in Virgo. 



The 1st general Council of Nice, from June 19, to 

 Aug. 25, consists of 318 bishops. Arius, ob. 

 336. 



Crispus put to death. The Christians persecuted 

 by the Parlhians. Eusebius Pamphilus, ob. 342. 



The seat of empire transferred from Rome to Con- 

 stantinople. 



Constantinople solemnly dedicated. A dreadful 

 persecution in Persia, which lasted 40 years. 



The heathen temples demolished by order of the 

 emperor. St Athanasius, ob. 371. 



A great famine and pestilence in Syria. 



300,000 Sarmatians revolt, and are dispersed 

 through the empire. 



A very large comet appeared in China. 



Constantine the Great dies May 22, xt. 66. 



Constantine, junior, killed at Aquileia. An earth- 

 quake in the East. A large comet appeared in 

 Aries, and was seen 183 days. 



Christianity propagated in Ethiopia by Frumentius. 

 St Hilary, ob. 367, xt. 80. 



Jamblichus, ob. about 363. 



Neocaesarea destroyed by an earthquake. 



Constant killed in Spain. 



jE'ius Donatus, the grammarian. 



Constantius puti Gall 1 ' to death. - 



Eutropius, the historian and sophist. 



Six German kings defoated at Htrasburg by Julian. 



150 cities in Greece and Asia destroyed by an 

 earthquake. Libanius, tL. sophist. 



Ammiamis Marceliinus, ob. about 380. 



Constantius dies at Tarsus, xt. 45. Gregory Nazi- 

 anzen, ob. 389. 



Themistius, the sophist, ob. about 386. 



Julian in vain endeavours to rebuild the temple of 

 Jerusalem ; and dies in an expedition into Persia. 

 Aureliua Victor. A comet appeared. 



The Roman emperors enacted laws against magi- 

 cians. Briton harassed by the Picts, Scots, and 

 Saxons. The Roman empire divided into two 

 parts, called the Eastern and Western empire. 



Valens marched against the Persians. St Basil, ob. 



