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Chronological Table: Diocletian
Carausius usurps the government of Britain, and reigns seven years. 290 The Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes published. 292 Partition of the Empire by Diocletian between two Emperors and two Cæsars. 295 Pope Marcellinus. 300 Alexandria in Egypt taken by Diocletian. 302 The Tenth Persecution of the Christians. 304 Pope Marcellus.
Resignation of Diocletian and Maximian.
GALERIUS and CONSTANTIUS Emperors of Rome. 305 MAXIMINUS Emperor of Rome. 306 CONSTANTINE THE GREAT Emperor of Rome-stops the Persecution of the Christians. 308 Four Emperors reigning. 310 Pope Eusebius.
Pope Melchiades. 313 Edict of Milan published by Constantine-Christianity tolerated through the empire. 人 A. D. 314 Pope Sylvester. 325 Constantine abolishes the combats of Gladiators. assembles the first Ceneral Council at Nice, where the doctrines of Arius are condemned. 326 St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, introduces Monachism into the Roman 329 Constantine removes the seat of empire to Constantinople. Empire 331 orders all the heathen temples to be destroyed. 336 Pope Marcus. 337 Pope Julius I. --
Death of Constantine. -The empire divided among his three sons.
CONSTANTINE II., CONSTANS, and CONSTANTIUS, Emperors of 350 Constans murdered, - Magnentius assumes the purple. Rome. 352 Pope Liberius. 356 Pope Felix I. 357
The Germans defeated by Julian at Strasburg. 358 Pope Felix II. 359 Council of Rimini held. 361 JULIAN Emperor of Rome-abjures Christianity, and is elected Pontifex 363 Maximus. attempts fruitlessly to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem. 364 JOVIAN Emperor of Rome. --
VALENTINIAN Emperor of the West. - VALENS Emperor of the East. 367 Pope Damasus. 375 GRATIAN Emperor of the West. 376 VALENTINIAN II. Emperor of the West. 378 Valens allows the Goths to settle in Thrace. 379 The Goths advance to the gates of Constantinople. - Death of Valens. 381 THEODOSIUS THE GREAT Emperor of the East. 383 Second General Council held at Constantinople. 384 The Huns overrun Mesopotamia, -are defeated by the Goths. --
Symmachus pleads the cause of Paganism against St. Ambrose in the Senate. 385 Pope Syricius. 392 THEODOSIUS Emperor of the West and East. 395 ARCADIUS Emperor of the East, and HONORIUS Emperor of the West.
The Huns invade the Eastern provinces. 397 St. Chrysostom chosen Patriarch of Constantinople. Pope Anastasius.