Nero's Persecution of Christians

🌍 Creation of Adam 4004 BC 🍎 The Fall 4004 BC 💑 Creation of Eve 4004 BC 👨‍👦 Birth of Cain and Abel 3984 BC ⚔️ Cain Kills Abel 3974 BC 👶 Birth of Seth 3874 BC 💀 Death of Adam 3074 BC 🚶 Enoch Walks with God 3017 BC 👶 Birth of Noah 2948 BC 🌊 The Great Flood 2348 BC 🚢 Noah Builds the Ark 2348 BC 🌈 God's Covenant with Noah 2348 BC 🗼 Tower of Babel 2346 BC 👶 Birth of Abraham 2056 BC 💀 Death of Noah 1998 BC ⭐ Abraham's Call 1981 BC 🏕️ Abraham Leaves Ur for Canaan 1981 BC 📜 Covenant with Abraham 1981 BC 👶 Birth of Ishmael 1970 BC 😊 Birth of Isaac 1956 BC 💀 Death of Sarah 1919 BC 🔪 The Binding of Isaac (Akedah) 1912 BC 👬 Birth of Jacob and Esau 1896 BC 🍲 Jacob Receives the Birthright 1890 BC 🪜 Jacob's Ladder 1884 BC 💒 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 1884 BC 🌾 Birth of Joseph 1830 BC 🐫 Joseph Sold into Egypt 1813 BC 🏠 Joseph in Potiphar's House 1811 BC 🐄 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams 1800 BC 👔 Joseph Made Vizier of Egypt 1800 BC 🚶‍♂️ Jacob's Family Moves to Egypt 1798 BC 💀 Death of Jacob (Israel) 1781 BC 💀 Death of Joseph 1720 BC 👶 Birth of Moses 1526 BC 🔥 The Exodus 1446 BC 🐸 The Ten Plagues of Egypt 1446 BC 🐑 The Passover 1446 BC 🌊 Crossing the Red Sea 1446 BC 📜 The Ten Commandments 1446 BC ⛺ The Tabernacle Constructed 1445 BC 🐂 The Golden Calf 1445 BC 🐍 The Bronze Serpent 1409 BC ⛰️ Death of Moses 1406 BC ⚔️ Joshua Leads Israel into Canaan 1406 BC 🏰 Fall of Jericho 1406 BC 💀 Death of Joshua 1389 BC ⚖️ Period of the Judges Begins 1375 BC 🗡️ Othniel, First Judge 1370 BC 👩‍⚖️ Deborah and Barak 1330 BC 🐝 Gideon Defeats the Midianites 1280 BC 🦁 Jephthah Judges Israel 1250 BC 💪 Samson's Strength 1140 BC 📢 Samuel, Last Judge 1140 BC 👑 Saul Anointed First King 1050 BC 🪨 David Defeats Goliath 1040 BC ⚔️ Death of Saul 1037 BC 🎵 David King of Judah 1037 BC 👑 King David's Reign 1010 BC 👑 Solomon Becomes King 1010 BC 🎶 David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem 1000 BC 🤝 David's Covenant with God 1000 BC 🏛️ Solomon Builds the Temple 997 BC 😔 David's Sin with Bathsheba 980 BC 💎 Solomon's Wisdom and Wealth 970 BC 💔 Kingdom Divides: Israel and Judah 931 BC 🔥 Elijah the Prophet 930 BC 🌪️ Elijah Taken to Heaven 898 BC ✨ Elisha's Miracles 870 BC ⚔️ King Jehu's Zeal 853 BC 🐑 Prophet Amos 798 BC 💔 Prophet Hosea 760 BC 📖 Isaiah Begins Prophecy 740 BC 📢 Prophet Micah 740 BC 🏚️ Fall of Northern Kingdom (Israel) 722 BC 🕊️ Hezekiah's Reforms 713 BC 🛡️ Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem 701 BC 📣 Prophet Zephaniah 689 BC ❓ Prophet Habakkuk 640 BC 🔥 Prophet Nahum 627 BC 📖 Josiah's Reforms 622 BC ⚔️ Death of Josiah 609 BC 😢 Jeremiah Begins Prophecy 607 BC 🦁 Daniel in Babylon 605 BC 👁️ Daniel's Visions 605 BC 🔥 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego 605 BC 👁️ Prophet Ezekiel in Exile 600 BC 🔗 First Babylonian Exile 597 BC 🏛️ Destruction of First Temple 586 BC 🔥 Second Babylonian Exile 586 BC 😭 Lamentations of Jeremiah 586 BC 🦁 Daniel in the Lions' Den 570 BC 🦗 Prophet Joel 563 BC 📜 Prophet Obadiah 560 BC 🐋 Prophet Jonah 550 BC 🏗️ Prophet Haggai 550 BC 📜 Cyrus Decree — Exile Ends 549 BC 🐴 Prophet Zechariah 540 BC 🏠 Return from Exile — First Group 536 BC 🔥 Prophet Malachi 520 BC 🏛️ Second Temple Completed 516 BC 📖 Ezra Leads Second Return 458 BC 🧱 Nehemiah Rebuilds Jerusalem's Walls 445 BC 👸 Ester Saves the Jews 440 BC 📚 Writing of Chronicles 420 BC ⏳ Prophet Malachi — Last Words 400 BC 🤫 Silent Period Begins (400 Years) 400 BC ✝️ Birth of Jesus Christ 1 BC ☀️ Crucifixion and Resurrection 33 AD 🔥 Pentecost 33 AD ⛓️ Martyrdom of St. Peter 64 AD ⛵ Martyrdom of St. Peter 64 AD ⚔️ Martyrdom of St. Paul 67 AD ⚔️ Martyrdom of St. Paul 67 AD 🏛️ Destruction of the Second Temple 70 AD 🌋 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius 79 AD 📜 St. John Writes the Apocalypse 95 AD ✍️ St. John Writes His Gospel c. 100 AD 🦁 St. Ignatius of Antioch Martyred c. 110 AD 🔥 Martyrdom of St. Polycarp 155 AD 📖 St. Justin Martyr Writes Apologies c. 165 AD 📚 St. Irenaeus Writes Against Heresies c. 180 AD 👩‍👧 St. Perpetua and Felicity Martyred 202 AD ⛪ St. Cyprian Becomes Bishop of Carthage 209 AD ⚔️ Martyrdom of St. Cyprian 258 AD ⚔️ Great Persecution of Diocletian 303 AD 📜 Edict of Milan 313 AD ⛪ First Council of Nicaea 325 AD 📜 Edict of Thessalonica 380 AD 🏛️ Alaric Sacks Rome (First Time) 395 AD 🏛️ Sack of Rome by the Visigoths 410 AD ⛪ Council of Ephesus 431 AD ⛪ Council of Chalcedon 451 AD ⚔️ Vandal Sack of Rome 455 AD ⚔️ Fall of Western Roman Empire 476 AD 👑 Pope St. Gregory the Great Becomes Pope 590 AD ⚔️ Islamic Conquest of Iberia and the Reconquista 711-1492 AD 🛡️ Battle of Tours — Charles Martel Stops Islamic Expansion 732 AD 👑 Charlemagne Crowned Emperor — Birth of Christendom 800 AD 💔 Great Schism 1054 AD ✝️ First Crusade Called by Pope Urban II 1095 AD 🩸 People's Crusade and Rhineland Massacres 1096 AD 🏰 Crusaders Capture Jerusalem 1099 AD ✝️ Second Crusade 1147-1149 AD 📜 Third Lateran Council AD 1179 🏰 Saladin Recaptures Jerusalem 1187 AD ⚔️ Fall of Jerusalem to Saladin AD 1187 🦁 Third Crusade (Richard the Lionheart) 1189-1192 AD ⚔️ Pope Innocent III and the Fourth Crusade AD 1198 💔 Fourth Crusade Sacks Constantinople 1202-1204 AD ⚔️ Albigensian Crusade 1209-1229 AD ⛪ Fourth Lateran Council 1215 AD 📜 Fourth Lateran Council AD 1215 📜 Papal Inquisition Established 1231 AD 📜 Second Council of Lyon AD 1274 📜 Unam Sanctam - Papal Supremacy Declared AD 1302 ⛪ Avignon Papacy Begins AD 1309 ⚔️ Hundred Years' War 1337-1453 AD ☠️ The Black Death 1347-1351 AD ⛪ Western Schism Begins AD 1378 📜 Council of Constance Ends Western Schism AD 1417 🔥 Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake 1431 AD 🔥 Martyrdom of Joan of Arc AD 1431 📜 Council of Florence - Reunion with Eastern Church AD 1438 🕌 Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans 1453 AD ⚔️ Fall of Constantinople AD 1453 ⚖️ Spanish Inquisition 1478-1834 AD ⛪ Columbus's Voyage and Evangelization of the Americas AD 1492 🌎 Inter Caetera — Pope Divides the New World 1493 AD 📋 Martin Luther's 95 Theses — The Reformation Begins 1517 AD ⚔️ Protestant Reformation Begins AD 1517 📢 Martin Luther's Reformation 1520 AD ⚔️ Sack of Rome by Charles V 1527 AD 🕌 First Ottoman Siege of Vienna 1529 AD ⛪ Council of Trent 1545 AD 📜 Council of Trent Begins AD 1545 📜 Council of Trent Concludes AD 1566 🩸 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1572 AD 📅 Gregorian Calendar Introduced AD 1582 💀 Thirty Years' War 1618-1648 AD ⚔️ Second Ottoman Siege of Vienna — The Battle That Saved Europe 1683 AD 🔥 French Revolution and Persecution of the Church 1789-1799 AD ⚔️ French Revolution and Persecution of the Church AD 1789 👑 Napoleon Crowned Emperor by Pope Pius VII AD 1804 ⚔️ Napoleon Occupies Rome 1809 AD ⛪ Pope Pius VII Returns to Rome AD 1814 🙏 Immaculate Conception 1854 AD 📜 Immaculate Conception Defined as Dogma AD 1854 📜 First Vatican Council AD 1869 👑 Papal Infallibility 1870 AD 👧 Appearing of Our Lady of Fatima 1910 AD 💣 World War I 1914-1918 AD ☭ Russian Revolution — Communist Persecution Begins 1917 AD ☀️ Miracle of the Sun at Fatima 1917 AD 💗 Divine Mercy Revelation 1929 AD ⚔️ World War II Begins 1939 AD ⚔️ World War II 1939-1945 AD ☢️ Atomic Bombs and Dignitatis Humanae 1945 AD ❄️ Cold War 1947-1991 AD ⚔️ Korean War 1950-1953 AD 👑 Dogsma of the Assumption Defined 1950 AD ⛪ Vatican II Opens 1962 AD ⛪ Vatican II Opens 1962 AD ⚔️ Vietnam War 1964-1975 AD 📜 Lumen Gentium & Humanae Vitae 1965 AD 👑 Pope John Paul II Elected 1978 AD 🕊️ Pope John Paul II Elected 1978 AD 🙏 Assassination Attempt on JP2 1980 AD 🔫 Assassination Attempt on John Paul II 1981 AD 🕊️ Fall of the Berlin Wall — End of Communist Persecution 1991 AD 📜 Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 1994 AD 🕌 September 11 Attacks and the War on Terror 2001 AD 👑 Pope Benedict XVI Elected 2005 AD 👑 Pope Francis Elected 2013 AD 🕊️ Great Jubilee 2025 AD