BOOK I
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
Dates of rulers and popes are of their reigns. All dates are A.D.
226: |
Ardashir founds Sasanian dynasty |
241–72: |
Shapur I of Persia |
251–356: |
St. Anthony of Egypt |
293–373: |
Athanasius |
300–67: |
Hilary of Poitiers |
309–79: |
Shapur II of Persia |
310–400: |
Ausonius, poet |
311–81: |
Ulfilas, apostle to the Goths |
325: |
Council of Nicaea |
325–403: |
Oribasius, physician |
325–91: |
Ammianus Marcellinus, hist’n |
329–79: |
St. Basil |
320–89: |
Gregory Nazianzen |
331: |
B. of Julian the Apostate |
337: |
Death of Constantine |
340–98: |
St. Ambrose |
340–420: |
St. Jerome |
345–407: |
St. John Chrysostom |
345–410: |
Symmachus, senator |
348–410: |
Prudentius, poet |
353–61: |
Constantius sole emperor |
354–430: |
St. Augustine |
359–408: |
Stilicho, patricius |
361–3: |
Julian emperor |
363–4: |
Jovian emperor |
364–7: |
Valentinian I, Western emp. |
364–78: |
Valens Eastern emperor |
365–408: |
Claudian, poet |
366–84: |
Pope Damasus I |
372: |
Huns cross the Volga |
375–83: |
Gratian Western emperor |
378: |
Battle of Hadrianople |
379: |
Theon of Alexandria, math’n |
379–95: |
Theodosius I, emperor |
382–92: |
Affair of Altar of Victory |
383–92: |
Valentinian II, Western emp. |
386–404: |
Jerome’s transl, of Bible |
387: |
Baptism of Augustine |
389–461: |
St. Patrick |
390: |
Penance of Theodosius |
392–4: |
Eugenius Western emperor |
394: |
End of the Olympian Games |
394–423: |
Honorius Western emp. |
395–408: |
Arcadius Eastern emp. |
395–410: |
Alaric I King of Visigoths |
397: |
Confessions of St. Augustine |
c. 400: |
Saturnalia of Macrobius |
402: |
Alaric defeated at Pollentia |
403: |
Ravenna becomes Western capital |
404: |
End of gladiatorial games |
407: |
Roman legions leave Britain |
408–50: |
Theodosius II Eastern emp. |
409: |
Pelagius, theologian |
410: |
Alaric sacks Rome |
410–85: |
Proclus, mathematician |
413: |
Orosius, historian |
413–26: |
Augustine’s City of God |
415: |
Murder of Hypatia |
425: |
University of Constantinople |
425–55: |
Valentinian III Western emp. |
428–31: |
Nestorius patriarch at C’ple |
429: |
Vandals conquer Africa |
431: |
Council of Ephesus |
432–82: |
Sidonius Apollinaris |
432–61: |
St. Patrick in Ireland |
433–54: |
Aëtius patricius |
438: |
Theodosian Code |
439: |
Gaiseric takes Carthage |
440–61: |
Pope Leo I |
440: |
Moses of Chorene, hist’n |
449: |
Anglo-Saxons invade Britain |
450–67: |
Marcian Eastern emp. |
450–550: |
Great age of architecture and mosaic at Ravenna |
451: |
Attila defeated at Troyes |
452: |
Leo I turns Attila from Rome |
453: |
D. of Attila |
454: |
Valentinian III slays Aëtius |
455: |
Gaiseric sacks Rome |
456: |
Ricimer rules the West |
457–61: |
Majorian Western emp. |
466–83: |
Visigoths conquer Spain |
474–91: |
Zeno Eastern emp. |
475–6: |
Romulus Augustulus |
475–526: |
Theodoric King of Ostrogoths |
475–524: |
Boethius, philosopher |
476: |
End of Western Roman Empire |
480–573: |
Cassiodorus, historian |
481: |
Clovis and the Franks begin conquest of Gaul |
483–531: |
Kavadh I; Mazdakite communism |
490–570: |
Procopius, historian |
491–518: |
Anastasius I Eastern emp. |
493–526: |
Theodoric rules Italy |
525–605: |
Alexander of Tralles, physician |
527–65: |
Justinian I Eastern emp. |
529: |
Justinian closes schools of Athens; St. Benedict founds Monte Cassino |
530–610: |
Fortunatus, poet |
531–79: |
Khosru I of Persia |
532–7: |
Cathedral of St. Sophia |
533: |
Belisarius regains Africa |
535–53: |
The “Gothic War” in Italy |
538–94: |
Gregory of Tours, hist’n |
546–53: |
Totila rules Italy |
552: |
Silk culture introduced into Europe |
570–636: |
Isidore of Seville, encyclopedist |
577: |
Anglo-Saxon victory at Deorham |
589–628: |
Khosru II of Persia |
616: |
Persians conquer Egypt |
637–42: |
Arabs conquer Persia |
641: |
End of Sasanian dynasty |