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From: [p--r--y] at [quack.kfu.com] (Paul Harvey)
Subject: Early Christian History was Re: Islam? (was: It's A
Date: 6 Sep 1993 23:42:28 UTC

CE [Conversion Era]:
6: Herod Archelaus deposed by Augustus of Rome; Samaria, Judea and Idumea
  annexed as province Iudaea under direct Roman administration, cap. Caesarea
6-9: Coponius, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
6: Quirinius, new governor of Syria, orders first Roman tax census of Iudaea
6: Judas of Galilee crucified for anti-census rebellion (Josephus:JA18.1.1)
7-26: brief period of peace, free of revolt and bloodshed in Iudaea & Galilee
9: Hillel, b.30BCE, "Do not unto others what you would not have done unto you"
9-12?: M. Ambivius, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
12-15?: Annius Rufus, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
14-37: Tiberius, Roman emperor, b. 42BCE
15-26: Valerius Gratus, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
17: Livy, b. 59BCE, Roman historian
18-36: Caiaphas, high priest of Herod's Temple
18: Ovid, b. 43BCE, Roman poet, wrote "Ars Amatoria" (see 2BCE)
22-220: Later (Eastern) Han dynasty in China
24?: Strabo, b. 63BCE?, Greek geographer, wrote "Geography"
26-36: Pontius Pilate, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
27-29?: John the Baptist begins ministry [Luke 3:1-2: 15th year of Tiberius]
27-34?: Jesus bathed in Jordan to remove sins by John the Baptist [Mk1:4-11]
33-34?: John the Baptist arrested/killed by Herod Antipas [Lk3:19-20,Josephus]
33-36?: Jesus' ministry, foundation years of Christianity, "But after John was
  handed over to the authorities, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good
  word of God and saying, 'The time has come and the kingdom of God is
  approaching. Repent and trust in the good word.'"-Mk1:14-15(Gaus) || Mt4:12,
  17,Lk4:14-15, cf. Jn4:1-3,43-46; "And he goes up the mountain and calls the
  ones he wanted to him, and they went to him. And he settled on twelve of
  them to be with him, and to be sent out by him to spread the word, and to
  have authority to throw out demons. And he gave Simon the name "Rock"
  {Aramaic: Kephas; Greek: Petros} [{1}"Peter"]  {a fisherman from Bathesda;
  first Pope? (see 67); surname: Aramaic: bar-Yonah: Johnson [Mt16:17,Jn1:42];
  also called Satan! [Mk8:31-33 || Mt16:21-23]} and he gave {2}James the son
  of Zebedee and his brother {3}John {more fishermen, was John the disciple
  Jesus loved? writer of Gospel of John and only eyewitness recorder?, later
  John the Elder? (see 120)} the name of Boanerges {Aramaic: b'nai-Rogez?:
  angry sons?}, which means "the Thunder Brothers"; plus {4}Andrew {a Greek
  name, brother of Peter}, {5}Philip {a Greek name, from Bathesda},
  {6}Bartholomew {Aramaic: bar Ptolemaios?}, {7}Matthew {a Tax Collector!
  [Mt10:3], Gospel of Matthew?}, {8}Thomas {Gospel of Thomas?, a Gnostic?},
  {9}James son of Alpheus, {10}Thaddeus {Theodotus?}, {11}Simon the Canaanite
  {a Canaanite? from Cana? a Zealot? [Greek is vague]}, and {12}Judas
  Iscariot {a devil! [Jn6:70]}, who betrayed him." -Mk3:13-19(Gaus)
  || Mt10:1-4,Lk6:12-16
36?: Jesus betrayed by one of his own disciples: Judas son of Simon Iscariot
36?: Jesus denied 3 times by one of his own disciples: Simon Peter the "Rock"
36?: Jesus crucified, Friday, Nisan 14th, March 30th, [Ref: John, Unauthorized
  Version/Fox] "And at three o'clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi,
  Eloi, lema sabachthani,' {Aramaic} which translates to "My God, my God, why
  did you desert {sacrifice?} me?" -Mk15:34(Gaus). Last Supper would have been
  Thursday evening. [7Apr30 & 3Apr33 possible Fri/14/Nisan crucifixion dates]
36-37: Marcellus, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
36-80?: period of oral tradition in Christianity between Jesus and the Gospel
  of Matthew, the era of Paul of Tarsus, recorded in Acts: [Simon] Peter{1} as
  leader? [first Pope?], John{3}, James{2}, Andrew{4}, Philip{5}, Thomas{8},
  Bartholomew{6}, Matthew{7}, James{9} son of Alpheus, Simon{11?} the
  Revolutionary [or Zealot], Jude son of James, Mary the mother of Jesus,
  Jesus' brothers and sisters and various other women [Ac1:13-14]; {What
  happened to Thaddeus?} only about 120 initial believers? [Ac1:15], Judas{12}
  the betrayer commits "suicide" [Ac1:18-19], Matthias voted in as his
  replacement [Ac1:23-26], 3000 new converts in one day??? [Ac2:41], Peter and
  John jailed for one night for causing riots, number of converts increases to
  5000??? [Ac3], Ananias and Sapphira die under mysterious circumstances after
  not giving *all* their possessions to Christianity [Ac5], Aramaic [Ac1:19]
  and Greek [Ac6:1] in use early on, 7 Greeks added to 12 Apostles: Stephen,
  Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolaus [Ac6], initially there
  is only one Christian "church" [Greek ekklesia:G1577 most likely just an
  assembly rather than a formal church], in Jerusalem, Paul [Saul] of Tarsus,
  prior to his conversion, has Stephen martyred and the Jerusalem "church"
  destroyed, the original Christians disperse throughout Judea and Samaria
  [Ac8:1ff], Paul of Tarsus converts to "Apostle to the Gentiles" and the main
  activity of Christianity shifts from the Hellenic-Jewish-Christians of Judea
  Samaria, and Galilee [Nazarenes "of Nazareth" and Ebionites "poor ones"] to
  the Gentile-Christians led by Paul and centered in the church of Corinth ...
  Nazarenes [nazoraios:G3480]:Mt2:23,Ac24:5; The Way [hodos:G3598]:Ac9:2,18:25
  -26,19:9,23,24:14,22; Christians [christianos:G5546]:Ac11:26,26:28,1Pt4:16
37-41: Gaius Caligula, b. 12, emperor of Rome, declared himself God ...
37-41: Marullus, Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea)
37-40: Herod Agrippa I, king of tetrarchies of Philip and Lysanias
37: Paul of Tarsus' conversion, [Acts9], (a Roman citizen & tentmaker)
38: anti-Jewish riots in Alexandria [Philo Flaccus 41-54, E-to-G 132-137]
39-40: anti-Jewish riots in Antioch [Malalas Chronographia 10.315]
39: Herod Antipas exiled to Gaul on charges of secret alliance with Parthians
40: Paul goes to Jerusalem to get aquainted [consult?] with Peter [Gal1:18-20]
40: first (?) Christian Church: erected at Corinth (center of Gentile faith)
40: Caligula adds tetrarchy of Herod Antipas (Galilee) to Herod Agrippa I
41-54: Claudius, emperor of Rome
41-44: Claudius adds Judea and Samaria to kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
41-48: Herod of Chalcis (brother of Herod Agrippa I), king of Chalcis
44: James brother of John executed by Herod Agrippa I [Acts12:1-3]
44-46: C. Cuspius Fadus, Roman Procurator of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea)
44: Fadus beheads Theudas for magically parting the Jordan R.[Josephus/Ac5:36]
45?: Fadus crucifies Jacob & Simon, sons of Judah of Gamala (a Zealot founder)
45: Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, b. 30BCE, Jewish philosopher and Hellenizer
46-48: Tiberius Julius Alexander, Roman Procurator of Iudaea, an apostate Jew
47: James and Simon sons of Judas of Galilee (6) crucified [Josephus:JA20.5.2]
47-48: Paul and Barnabas on Cyprus [Acts13:4-12]
48-52: Ventidius Cumanus, Roman Procurator of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea)
48-93: Agrippa II, king of Judea, ruled from Chalcis 48-52 and Iturea 52-93
48-49: Council of Apostles and Elders, 1st Christian council?, [Ac15/Gal2.1f?]
  also Incident at Antioch [Gal2.11-18] where Paul publicly condemned Peter
48-62: Pauline Letters: Gl(48-55),1Th(51),Rm(56-58),1Cr(56),2Cr(57),Ph(55-62)
49-50: Paul in Corinth, the center of his mission to the Gentiles [Acts18]
50: Jewish riot in Jerusalem, 20-30,000 killed [Josephus:JA20.5.3,JW2.12.1]
50: Christian Church erected at Philippi in northern Greece
50?: Peshitta begun, a translation of Hebrew Scriptures to Syrian Aramaic
52-60: M. Antonius Felix, Roman Procurator of Iudaea, a Greek freedman
54-68: Nero, b.37, (Claudius poisoned by his wife Agrippina), emperor of Rome
55?: Felix kills Egyptian prophet planning to take Jerusalem [Josephus/Ac21]
57: Paul's last visit to Jerusalem [Acts21]
58?: Felix crushes Jewish revolt in Caesarea
58: Paul arrested, imprisoned in Caesarea [Acts25:4ff]
58: Ming-Ti, emperor of China, introduces Buddhism to China
59: Nero kills his mother Agrippina
60-62: Porcius Festus, Roman Procurator of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea)
60: Paul imprisoned in Rome [Acts28:16ff]
62: Paul martyred for treason in Rome
62: "James, brother of Jesus who is called Christ, stoned to death" [Josephus]
62: Jesus the Rustic, proclaims "... a voice against Jerusalem ..." [Josephus]
62: Nero kills wife Octavia, marries Poppaea Sabina
62-64: Lucceius Albinus, Roman Procurator of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea)
64: 1st recorded Roman persecution of Christians (as a distinct sect by name)
64-66: Gessius Florus, Roman Procurator of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea),
  a Greek from Asia Minor, raids Temple, sets off Jewish rebellion of 66-70
65-70: Gospel of Mark, Peter's interpreter? [1Pt5:13], written in Rome?
65-70?: Q?, (German: Quelle: Source), hypothetical source used in Matt & Luke
66-70: Roman-Jewish War, final destruction of Second Temple, (Herod's Temple)
67: Peter, 1st Pope?, bishop of Antioch & Rome?, martyred (crucified?) in Rome
67-78: Linus becomes second (first?) Pope [2Tm4:21?]
68: Nero commits suicide
68: Qumran (Essenes?) community destroyed, see 200BCE
69: Galba(6/68-1/69), Otho(1-4), Vitellius(6-12), emperors in series of Rome
69-79: Vespasian, emperor of Rome
70-150: Gospel redaction and compilation stage of Christianity, post-Paul,
  center of Christianity shifts from Corinth to Rome: "New Babylon" [1Pt5:13]
71?: "The Jewish War", [JW], by Josephus (100), written in Greek
73: Jewish fortress at Masada falls to Rome, residents commit mass suicide
79: Pliny the Elder, b.23, died in Vesuvius erupt., wrote a history of Essenes
79-81: Titus, emperor of Rome
79-91: Pope Anacletus, "blameless?", Titus 1:7?
80: Gospel of Matthew, most popular in early church, based on Mark and Q?
80?: Council of Jamnia said to have canonized Jewish Scripture, discredited
81-96: Domitian, emperor of Rome
90: Gospel of Luke, based on Mark and Q?, also Acts (same author,style of LXX)
90?: Josephus claims exactly 22 Jewish books: 5 Law, 13 History, 4 Hymns
91-101: Pope Clement I, Phil 4:3?, "Letters of Clement"
94: "Jewish Antiquities", by Josephus in Aramaic, trans. to Grk., Testimonium
  Flavianum: "At this time there appeared Jesus, a wise man. For he was a doer
  of startling deeds, a teacher of people who receive the truth with pleasure.
  And he gained a following both among many Jews and among many of Greek ori-
  gin. And when Pilate, because of an accusation made by the leading men among
  us, condemned him to the cross, those who had loved him previously did not
  cease to do so. And up until this very day the tribe of Christians (named
  after him) has not died out." [JA18.3.3 redacted: Marginal Jew, Meier, p.61]
96-98: Nerva, emperor of Rome
98-116: Trajan, emperor of Rome, Roman empire reaches maximum size
100: Fourth Ezra written, claims 24 Jewish books
100: Gospel of John, only eyewitness account? by the disciple Jesus loved?
100: Romans build aqueduct using Roman Arch (semicircle) at Segovia, Spain
100?: Flavius Josephus, b. 37, Jewish general, turncoat, historian, Hellenist
101-109-116-125: Pope Evaristus, Pope Alexander I, Pope Sixtus I
110: Letters of Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, attracts many Christian fakes
112: Pliny the Younger, b. 61, Roman consul and author, Letter 10.96
114: "The Golden Ass", Apuleius, Roman satirist
115: Lucian of Samosata, "The Passing of Peregrinus" - satire of Christianity
117-138: Hadrian, emperor of Rome, builds wall across Britain
118: Tacitus, Publius Cornelius, b. 55?, Roman historian, "Annals": "There-
  fore, to squelch the rumor {that Nero had started the Great Fire of Rome},
  Nero created scapegoats and subjected to the most refined tortures those
  whom the common people called "Christians," [a group] hated for their abomi-
  nable crimes. Their name comes from Christ, who, during the reign of Tiberi-
  us, had been executed by the procurator Pontius Pilate. Suppressed for the
  moment, the deadly superstition broke out again, not only in Judea, the land
  which originated this evil, but also in the city of Rome, where all sorts of
  horrendous and shameful practices from every part of the world converge and
  are fervently cultivated." [Ref: A15.44, Marginal Jew, Meier, p.89-90]
120?: The Unknown Gospel, published 1935
120-200?: The Egerton Gospel fragments, pub. 1935, 1987, written in Palestine
120-138: Papias, bishop of Hierapolis, claims that John the Elder, a disciple
  of Jesus, told him that Mark "was the interpreter of Peter and wrote down
  carefully what he remembered of what had been said or done by the Lord, but
  not in the right order." Also claims that "Matthew composed the sayings in
  Hebrew [more likely Aramaic] and each one translated them as he could."
  [Ref: Eusebius' Ecc. His. 3.39.15, Unauthorized Version, Fox, p.126-127]
120: Plutarch, b.47, Greek historian
125: earliest existing fragment of NT, papyrus fragment P52 of Gospel of John
125-136: Pope Telesphorus, martyred
130: Gospel of Basilides (lost), 24 book commentary?
132: Akiva ben Joseph, b. 50?, Jewish religious leader
132-135: Bar Kokhbah revolt, final Jewish revolt, Judea and Jerusalem erased
  from maps, all of southern Syria renamed Palestine [coined by Herodotus]
138-161: Antoninus Pius, emperor of Rome
138-142-155-166: Pope Hyginus, Pope Pius I, Pope Anicetus
138?: Suetonius, b.69?, Roman historian, "Claudius25.4", "Lives of 12 Caesars"
140: Letters of Marcion, heavily edits Gospels to suit theology based on Luke
150?: Didache or Teachings of the Twelve Apostles, early Christian teachings
150?: Gospel of Thomas, based on Q? (65-70), pub. 1959, Greek originals:
  POxy1,654-5; 'Jesus said, "If your leaders say to you, 'Look, the <Father's>
  imperial rule is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If
  they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather,
  the <Father's> imperial rule is within you and it is outside you. When you
  know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will understand that you
  are children of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then
  you live in poverty, and you are the poverty."' -Th3(SV), cf. Mk13:21-23;
  Mt24:23-28;Lk17:20-25;Jb28:12-14,20-22(LXX);Bar3:29-32,35-37;Dt30:11-14(LXX)
  ;Sir1:1-3 'His disciples said to him, "When will the rest for the dead take
  place, and when will the new world come?" He said to them, "What you are
  looking forward to has come, but you don't know it."' -Th51(SV), cf. Mt11:28
  -29;DSav65-68;Sir51:26-27,6:23-31;Lk17:20-21;Mk9:12-13;Mt17:11;2Tm2:17-18
  'His disciples said to him, "When will the <Father's> imperial rule come?"
  "It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or
  'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's imperial rule is spread out upon the
  earth, and people don't see it."' -Th113(SV) || Lk17:20-21; cf. Mary4:4-5;
  Mk13:21;Mt24:23;Lk17:23 [Ref: The Complete Gospels, ISBN:0-944344-30-5]
150?: Secret Book of James,Dialogue o/t Savior,Gospel of Mary,Gospel of Peter
150?: Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Infancy Gospel of James
150?: The Secret Gospel (of Mark) fragments, pub. 1973, written in Alexandria
150?: Justin Martyr's (165) "Dialogue with Trypho", a Christian-Jewish debate
150-350?: "Jewish-Christian Gospels": (fragments only) Gospel of the Nazarenes
  is an Aramaic paraphrase (targum) of Matthew, 7 fragments of Gospel of the
  Ebionites in Greek, 7 fragments of Gospel of the Hebrews in Greek
150?: Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria, Greek astronomer and geographer
161-180: Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome
164-180: Great Plague in Roman empire
165: Letters of Justin Martyr, cites "Acts of Pilate", debates Trypho the Jew
166-174: Pope Soter, moved Easter from Nisan 14 (Passover) to following Sunday
170: Letters of Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, claims Christians were changing
  and faking his own letters just as [he knew] they had changed the Gospels
170: Letters of Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons
170: a Christian claims 25 Jewish (OT) books from Palestinian informants
170: Tatian produces "Harmony," a blending of the four Gospels into one
170: Christian council on Montanist sect in Asia Minor
174-189: Pope Eleutherius
178: Celsus writes "True Discourse", a pro-Pagan/anti-Christian polemic, lost
180-192: Commodus, emperor of Rome
189-198: Pope Victor I, first Latin Pope, excommunicated Eastern churches that
  continued to observe Easter on Nisan 14 "Quartodeciman", (see 166, 190)
190: Christian council to determine official date of Easter
193-211: Septimius Severus, emperor of Rome
198-217-222-230: Pope Zephyrinus, Pope Callistus I, Pope Urban I
200: Mishnah, Torah teachings, from Halakhah Oral Law, Hillel/Akiva/Meir/Judah
200: Bishop of Antioch writes: Gospel of Peter (150?) being used in Cilicia
200: period of Neo-Platonism, developed in Alex., last of Greek philosophies
201?: Claudius Galen, b. 130?, Greek anatomist, physician and author
212-217: Geta then Caracalla, emperor of Rome
212: "Civis Romanus sum!", Roman citizenship for every free born subject
215: Letters of Clement, bishop of Alexandria, b. 150, cites Gospel of the
  Egyptians and Secret Gospel of Mark (150), wrote "Stromateis" ...
217: Judah Ha-Nasi, "Rabbi", codified Mishnah (200)
217-236: Letters of Hippolytus, anti-Pope, bishop of Rome, "Logos" sect
218-222: Heliogabalus, emperor of Rome
220: Letters of Tertullian, "De spectaculis 30.6:" Jesus son of prostitute
220: Goths invade Asia Minor and Balkans
222-235: Alexander Severus, emperor of Rome
230-236-237-250: Pope Pontian, Pope Anterus, Pope Fabian
230-250: Christian council of Rome, Demetrius bishop of Alex. condemns Origen
236-238: Maximinus, emperor of Rome, ends Christian schism in Rome by deport-
  ing Pope Pontian and anti-Pope Hippolytus to Sardinia where they soon die
238-244: Gordian I, II, Balbinus, Pupienus, Gordian III, emperors of Rome
240-250: Christian council of Carthage
244-249: Philip the Arabian, emperor of Rome
248: Origen (254) writes "Contra Celsus", against Celsus' lost work of 178,
  cites a rumor recorded by Celsus: "Jesus fabricated the account of his birth
  from a virgin. In reality, Jesus' mother was driven out by the carpenter
  husband to whom she was betrothed because she had committed adultery with
  a [Roman] soldier named Panthera [thus the ben Pantere of Jewish sources].
  Left poor and homeless, she gave birth to Jesus in secret. Jesus later spent
  time in Egypt, where he hired himself out as a laborer, learned magic, and
  so came to claim the title of God." [CC1.28-32, Marginal Jew, Meier, p. 223]
248: Rome celebrates 1,000th anniversary, see 753BCE
249-251: Decius, emperor of Rome
250: Chester Beatty Papyrus (P45), early Bible of "Caesarean" text-type
250: Letters of Methodius, bishop of Olympus
250: Rome steps up persecution of Christians, martyrs revered as saints
250: Diophantus of Alexandria, first book of algebra
250?: Letters of Pistis Sophia, Porphyry Tyrius?
251-253: Gallus, emperor of Rome
251-253-254: Pope Cornelius, Pope Lucius I
251-258: Letters of Novatian, anti-Pope and founder of Novatianists who taught
  that there was no forgiveness for serious sins after baptism
253-260: Valerian, emperor of Rome, executes all Bishops, Priests and Deacons
254-257: Pope Stephen I, major schism over rebaptizing heretics and apostates
254: Letters of Origen, b.185?, coined "homoousios" or Jesus and God of one
  substance, adopted at Council of Nicaea in 325, compiled "Hexapla", Eusebius
  (340) writes (EH6.8.1-3): Origen castrated himself for Christ due to Mt19:12
257-258: Pope Sixtus II, martyred
257: Visigoths and Ostrogoths invade Black Sea area, Franks invade Spain
258: Letters of Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, claims Christian letter faking
260-268: Gallienus, emperor of Rome, reverses Valerian, restores Roman church
260-268: Pope Dionysius, rebuilds Roman church after Valerian's massacre
264-268: Christian council on Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, founder of
  Adoptionism: Jesus was human until Holy Spirit descended at his baptism
264: Letters of Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria
268: Goths sack Athens, Sparta, Corinth
268-270: Claudius II, emperor of Rome
269-274: Pope Felix I
270-275: Aurelian, emperor of Rome, "restitutor orbis"
271: compass invented in China
275-283: Pope Eutychian, decreed that only beans and grapes be blessed at Mass
276-282: Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor of Rome
276: Mani, b.215, crucified, founder of Manichaean Christian sect in Persia
282-283: Marcus Aurelius Carus, emperor of Rome
283-296: Pope Gaius
284-305: Diocletian, emperor of Rome, notorious persecutor of Christians
285: Roman empire partitioned into western and eastern empires
285: Pappus of Alex. describes 5 machines: cogwheel/lever/pulley/screw/wedge
296-304: Pope Marcellinus, apostate, offered pagan sacrifice for Diocletian
303-311: last persecution of Christians in Rome
304: Letters of Victor, bishop of Pettau
306-337: Constantine the Great, reunites empire in 312, Christian convert
306-312: Maxentius, emperor of Western Roman Empire
306-308: Pope Marcellus I, tried removing prior Pope Marcellinus from official
  records for apostasy, exiled from Rome by Maxentius for disturbing the peace
310: Pope Eusebius, deported to Sicily with anti-Pope Heraclius by Maxentius
311-314: Pope Miltiades, Constantine gives Fausta's palace as papal residence
312: Constantine defeats Maxentius at Milvian Bridge, reunites Roman Empire
313: Edict of Milan, Constantine establishes toleration of Christianity
313: Miltiades excommunicates Donatus for requiring rebaptism of apostates
314-335: Pope Silvester I
314: Council of Arles, called by Constantine against Donatist (Donatus) schism
317: Letters of Lactantius
321: Constantine decrees Sunday as official Roman-Christian day of rest
325: Council of Nicaea, called by Constantine against Arianism (336), called
  "first great Christian council" by Jerome, 1st ecumenical,318 bishops attend
325-900: Teotihuacan, ancient Mexican city
331: seat of Roman empire moved to Constantinople (former Greek Byzantium)
336-337-352-366: Pope Mark, Pope Julius I, Pope Liberius
336: Arius, Greek theologian, b.256?, Arianism: Jesus was a created being
337-350: Roman Empire splits again: Constans emperor of West until 350
337-361: Roman Empire splits again: Constantius II emperor of East until 361
338: Jewish calender modified with different year lengths to correct to Solar
340?: Eusebius of Caesarea, b. 260?, "Eccles. History", theologian, historian
350: Codex Sinaiticus (S or 'Aleph'), Codex Vaticanus (B), earliest Christian
  Bibles, known as the "Alexandrian Text": considered most accurate text-type
355-365: anti-Pope Felix II, Arianism (336), supported by Constantius II
360: Huns invade Europe, scrolls begin to be replaced by books (Codex)
361-363: Emperor Julian the Apostate [catchy name] attempts to revive Paganism
366-384: Pope Damasus I, hires thugs to massacre rival Ursinians (Liberians)
366-367: anti-Pope Ursinus, leader of supporters of former Pope Liberius
367: Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria cites exactly 27 books of NT
370: Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis, Cyprus; cites 27 NT b. + Wisdom of Solomon
375: Parable of the Adulterous Woman, Jn7:53-8:11, added to Bible
379-395: Theodosius the Great, last emperor of united empire, stops Olympics
380: 27Feb, Christianity declared official state religion by Theodosius
381: Council of Theodosius at Const., 2nd ecumenical,Jesus had true human soul
383: Roman legions begin to evacuate Britain
384-399-401: Pope Siricius, (criticized Jerome); Pope Anastasius I
390: Apollinaris of Laodicea, b. 310, Jesus had human body but divine spirit
393,397: Augustine's [see 430] Councils, cites exactly 27 books of NT
396: Alaric, king of the Visigoths, plunders Athens
400: Vulgate Bible (Hebrew OT->Latin, Greek NT->Latin), by Jerome (340?-420?),
  Vulgate Latin Text becomes standard Western Christian Bible
400: Palestinian Talmud [Mishnah and Gemara (Mishnah commentary)]
400-600: Era of 'aggressive forgeries' in Christian texts
401-417: Pope Innocent I, decreed Roman custom the norm for Christianity
401: Visigoths invade Italy
410: Alaric, king of the Visigoths, sacks Rome
410: beginnings of Alchemy
416: Visigoths take Spain
417-418-422-432: Pope Zosimus, Pope Boniface I, Pope Celestine I
418-419: anti-Pope Eulalius
418: Franks take Gaul
429: Picts and Scots expelled from southern England by Anglo-Saxon-Jutes
430: Augustine, b. 354, origin of "Original Sin," church father & philosopher
431: Council of Ephesus;3rd ecumenical;declared Mary:Mother of God [Theotokos]
432-440-461-468: Pope Sixtus III, Pope Leo I, Pope Hilarus
432: St. Patrick begins mission in Ireland
433-453: Attila the Hun, b. 406?, "Scourge of the Gods"
439: Codex Theodosianus, a compilation of Roman Law
450: Mark's Resurrection of Jesus, v.16:9-20 added to Bible
450: Codex Alexandrinus (A), early Christian Bible of Alexandrian text-type
450: Codex Bezae (D), early Christian Bible in Greek and Latin, Codex Washing-
  tonianus(W) in Greek, both of "Western" text-type: "fondness for paraphrase"
451: Council of Chalcedon, 4th ecumenical, declared Jesus is 2 natures, both
  human and divine, in one; a compromise solution of Jesus god/man schisms
451: Nestorius of Constantinople, Nestorians: Mary was *not* "Mother of God"
454: Eutyches of Constantinople, Monophysites: Jesus was divine but not human
455: Vandals sack Rome [it was becoming the thing to do]
457-474: Pope Leo I becomes emperor of remaining (eastern) Roman empire
468-483-492: Pope Simplicius, Pope Felix III
470: flowering of Mayan city culture in southern Mexico
474-491: Zeno, eastern Roman emperor
476: official end of western Roman empire, last emperor Romulus Augustulus
478: first Shinto shrines in Japan
483-492: Pope Felix III
484-519: Acacian schism over "Henoticon" divides Western and Eastern churches
489: Zeno destroys Nestorian(451) school at Edessa, erects Church of St.Simeon
491: Armenian Church secedes from East (Byzantium) and West (Rome) churches
491-518: Anastasius I, eastern Roman emperor
492-496-498: Pope Gelasius I [1st 'Vicar of Christ'],  Pope Anastasius II
498: Nestorians (451) settle in Nisibis, Persia
498-514-523-526: Pope Symmachus, Pope  Hormisdas, Pope John I
498-506: anti-Pope Lawrence, Lawrentian schism
500: incense introduced in Christian church service, first plans of Vatican
500: Tamo brings tea from India to China
502: Narsai of Mealletha, Syrian poet, heads Nestorian school in Nisibis(498)
518-527: Justin I, emperor of Byzantine (former eastern Roman) empire
525: Dionysius Exiguus, sets std. years (BC/AD), set Jesus' birth: 23Dec1CE
526-530-532-535: Pope Felix IV, Pope Boniface II, Pope John II
527-565: Justinian the Great, Byzantine emperor
529: Justinian closes 1000yr Athen's School of Philosophy, declared Paganistic
530: anti-Pope Dioscorus
533: N. Africa captured by Belisarius from Vandals, becomes Byzantine province
534-870: Malta becomes Byzantine province
535-536-537: Pope Agapitus I, Pope Silverius
537-555: Pope Vigilius, involved in death of Pope Silverius, conspired with
  Justinian and Theodora, excommunicated by N. African bishops in 550 ...
539-562: war between Byzantine Empire and Persia
542: plague in Constantinople from Egyptian and Syrian rats, spreads to Europe
543: Justinian condemns Origen (254), disastrous earthquakes hit the world
544: Justinian condemns the "3 Chapters" of Theodore of Mopsuestia (d.428)
  and other writings of "2-natures" Christology of Council of Chalcedon (451)
547: Pope Vigilius issues "Iudicatum" supporting Justinian's anti- "2-natures"
547: plague, medically described by Gildas, reaches Britain
550: Byzantine Greek Text, standard Eastern Bible, much smoothing, conflation
550: St. David converts Wales to Christianity, crucifix becomes Christian icon
552: Emperor Shotoko Taishi introduces Buddhism into Japan
552: Justinian sends Christian missionaries to China & Ceylon to get silkworm
553: silk industry monopoly established in Byzantine empire
555: 2nd Council of Constantinople, 5th ecumenical, called by Justinian
556-561: Pope Pelagius I, selected by Justianian, endorsed "Iudicatum" (547)
561-574: Pope John III, authorized by Justianian
565-578: Justin II, Byzantine emperor
572-628: war between Byzantine Empire and Persia
575-579: Pope Benedict I, authorized by Justin II
578-582: Tiberius II, Byzantine emperor
579-590: Pope Pelagius II, died of plague
582-602: Maurice, Byzantine emperor
587: Visigoths of Spain converted to Christianity
589: Lombards of Italy converted to Christianity
590: plague in Rome
590-604: Pope Gregory I
594: end of plague which began in 542 and *halved* the population of Europe!
595: 1st authenticated record of decimal number system [0-9] appears in India
596: St. Augustine of Canterbury sent to convert Britain to Christianity
600: Babylonian Talmud [Mishnah and Gemara (Mishnah commentary)], Ashi
600: Antara ibn Shaddad, one of seven great Islamic poets
600: Pope Gregory "strives" to convert the Jews to Christianity
600: book printing in China
602-610: Phocas, kills Maurice, becomes Byzantine emperor
604-606-607-615: Popes Sabinian, Boniface III, Boniface IV, author. by Phocas
606: standard examinations for public office in China
609: Roman Pantheon (a Pagan Temple) renamed Church of Santa Maria Rotonda
610-641: Heraclius, kills Phocas, becomes Byzantine emperor
610: Muhammad's vision on Mount Hira
614: Persians take Damascus and Jerusalem and "Holy Cross of Christ"
615: earliest records of some of Muhammad's teachings
615-618: Pope Deusdedit
616: Persians take Egypt
619-625: Pope Boniface V, authorized by Heraclius
619: "Suan-Ching", ten classics, textbooks used for Chinese exams (606)
622: year one in Muslim calendar, The Hegira
622-680: Monothelite controversy, condemned at 6th Ecum. Council of Const.
624: Muhammad marries Aisha, daughter of Abu Bekr
625-638: Pope Honorius I
625: Paulinus of Rome comes to convert Northumbria to Christianity
625: Muhammad begins dictation of Qur'an (Koran) to his scribe
625: Brahmagupta, mathematician of India, teaches at Ujjain
626: King Edwin of Northumbria founds Edinburgh and begins Christianization
627: Byzantines defeat Persians at Nineveh, discover Indian sugar cane
628: Emperor Heraclius wins back "Cross of Christ" from Persians (614)
628: Muhammad captures Mecca & writes to rulers of the world explaining Islam
629: Heraclius recovers Jerusalem from Persians
629: Pope Honorius I sides with Emperor Heraclius and Monothelites (622)
632: East Anglia Christianized
632: Muhammad, b. 570?, Arab prophet and founder of Islam
632: Abu Bekr, first Islamic Caliph, seat at Medina
634: Omar I, second Caliph, takes Syria, Persia, Egypt; defeats Heraclius of
  Byzantium in "Holy War"
635: Christianization of Wessex
635-750: Damascus becomes capital of Islamic Caliphs
636: Southern Irish Church submits to Roman Catholicism
637: Jerusalem captured by Islam
638: Emp. Heraclius' "Ecthesis", decrees Christ of one nature: "Monothelites"
640: Pope Severinus
640: Library of Alexandria, "The Center of Western Culture," with 300,000
  ancient papyrus scrolls, is completely destroyed.

Since you got this far, here's another little factoid:
BCE:
483: Heracleitus, b. 544, Greek philosopher, coined "logos" [word] as 3-fold:
  order creator; order sustainer; rationality expressed as written language