Beyond the Roman Empire
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The Early Church
100-400
- c.100-200: Administrative structure of the Church develops.
- c. 150-c. 230: Clement of Alexandria
- 250: Emperor Decius begins systematic persecution Christians
Roman Empire Chronology
- 303: Emperor Diocletian issues his edicts against Christianity
- 312: Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
- 325: Council of Nicea
- 330: Constantinople is dedicated as the capital of a Christian Empire.
- c. 350: Goths and Vandals are converted to Arian Christianity.
- 340-430: Period of the Church Fathers: St. Ambrose, 340-397; St. Jerome, 340-420; St. Augustine, 354-430.
- 370: St. Basil writes first monastic rules.
- 394: Emperor Theodosius declares Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Resources Primary Sources
- Eusebius: Life of Constantine
- Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs
- Julian the Apostate: Letter to Arsacius
- St. Jerome: Letter to a Soldier.
- Augustine: From The City of God.
- Zosimus: Historia Nova
Secondary Sources
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