The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity
| Birth of Jesus ca. 7-4 B.C.E | Peter and Paul killed in Rome 64 C.E. | |
| Everyone within the boundaries of the Roman Empire becomes a citizen 212 C.E. | Romans celebrate the first Millenium 247-248 C.E. | |
| Emperor Diocletian 284-305 C.E. | Edicts of Diocletian forbidding Christian worship 303-305 C.E. | |
| Emperor Constantine 306-337 C.E. | Edict of Toleration for Christians 313 C.E. | |
| Council of Nicaea 325 C.E. | |
The Aurelian Walls of Rome |
The Christian Empire struggles to survive
| Huns arrive on the Don River 370 A.D. | Visigoths enter Empire 376 with permission of Emperor Valentinian I |
| Battle of Adrianople 378 A.D. | Germanic tribes cross the Rhine 406 A.D. |
| Vandals invade Roman Africa 430 A.D. | Rome is sacked by Vandals 455 A.D. |
| Attila the Hun is defeated 451 A.D. | Last Roman Emperor in West Romulus Augustulus is killed 476 A.D. |
The Eastern Roman Empire expands its boundaries and its influence
| Emperor Justinian I 527-565 | King of the Franks Clovis 481-511 |
| Byzantine Reconquest of Italy and Western Mediterranean 536-555 | Lombards invade Italy 568-572 |
| Constantinople is besieged by Avars 629 |