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Christian Era.

Century 1st.

• Judaea.
• Defeat of the Romans by Herman at Romanfeld.
• Tiberius.
• Germanicus.
• Pontius Pilate.
• Baptism of Chist.
• Crucifixion.
• Martyrdom of St. Stephen.
• Paul converted.
• Caligula.
• Gospel of St. Matthew.
• Claudius.
• Invasion.
• Gospel of St. Mark.
• Invasion.
• London Founded.
• Caratacus.
• Apostolic Council at Jerusalem.
• Nero
• Gospel of Luke.
• Destruction of the Druids.
• Boadecea.
• Burhus.
• Rome burned—persecution.
• Seneca.
• Martyrdom of Peter and Paul.
• Galba.
• Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian,
• Destruction of Jerusalem.
• Destruction of Pompeii and Herculanium—Pliny the Elder—Titus.
• Domitian.
• Britain a Roman province.
• Josephus.
• Second persecution.
• Nerva.
• Gospel of St. John.
• Trajan.
• Tacitus.

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Century 2nd.

• Pliny the Younger, Governor of Bithynia.
• Dæcia.
• Third persecution
• Martyrdom of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch.
• Pliny the Younger.
• Trajan's Column.
• Mesopotamia.
• Adrian.
• Insurrection of the Jews.
• Plutarch.
• Adrian's Wall.
• Juvenal.
• Eternal Edict.
• Insurrection of the Jews under Barcochabas
• Antoninus Pius.
• Justyn.
• Wall near Glasgow.
• Edict in favor of the Christians.
• Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
• Fourth persecution.
• Martyrdom of Justyn.
• Martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna.
• Marcomani, and teir defeat.
• Martyrdom of Blandyna at Lyons.
• Cmommodus.
• Pertinax.
• Julian Didianus—Septimus Severus—Niger.

Century 3rd.

• Glen, eminent physician.
• Fifth persecution—Martyrdom of Iraenus, Bishop of Lyons.
• Roman Wall.
• Caracala.
• Macrinus.
• Heliogabalus.
• Alexander Severus.
• Ulpian, eminent lawyer.
• Sixth persecution—Maximin.
• Balbinus and two Gordians.
• Cordian III.
• Philip, the Arabian.
• Games in commemoration of a thousand years since the foundation of Rome.page 19
• Decius.
• Seventh persecution.
• Gallus.
• Valerian.
• Origen.
• Eighth persecution—Martyrdom of Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage.
• With Persia.
• Galienus.
• Claudius II.
• Plotinus—Aurelian.
• Ninth persecution.
• Palmyra.
• Tacitus.
• Probus.
• Carus.
• Carinus.
• Diocletian.
• Diocletian and Maximian.
• Anthony, founder of the monastic life

Century 4th.

• Tenth persecution.
• Porphyry.
• Constantius Chlorus—Galerius.
• Galerius—Maximian—Constantine.
• Edict of Milan in favour of Christianity.
• Controversy of Arius.
• Constantine alone.
• Council of Nice.
• The seat of government removed to Constantinople.
• Corstantine II.—Constans—Constantius.
• Constantius alone.
• Ulphilas, Apostle of the Goths.
• Julian the Apostate.
• Jovian.
• Valentinian and Valens.
• Valentinian II. and Gratian.
• Adrianople.
• Theodosius.
• Council of Constantinople.
• Conversion of Augustin.
• Destruction of Pagan Temples.
• Division of the Empire into Western and Eastern Empire.
• Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople.

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Century 5th.

• Abolition of the gladiatorial games.
• Goths and Vandals.
• Theodosius, the Younger.
• Rome sacked by Alaric.
• Spain occupied by Visigoths and Vandals.
• Hypatia.
• Pharamond, kingdom of the Franks,
• Jerome.
• Valentinian III.
• Africa invaded by Genseric.
• Augustin.
• Ephesus.
• Theodosian code.
• Leo the Great.
• Huns, under Attila.
• Meroveus.
• Invasion of the Saxons.
• Marcian.
• Defeat of Attila at Chalons—Chalcedon.
• Venice founded.
• Kingdom of Kent founded—Rome sacked by Genseric.
• Majorian.
• Leo.
• Chileric.
• Severus.
• Anathemius.
• Nepos.
• Glycerius.
• Zeno and Leo II.
• Romulus Augustulus.
• Fall of the Western Empire.
• Invasion of the Saxons.
• Clovis.
• Soissons.
• Kingdom of Sussex.
• St. Patrick—Anastasius.
• Ostro0Gothic kingdom founded by Theodoric.
• Tolbiac—conversion of the Franks.

Century 6th.

• Christian Era, Arranged by Dionysius the Monk.
• Justin.
• Kingdom of Wessex.
• Antioch destroyed by earthquake.
• Boetius.page 21
• Justinian—Kingdom of Essex.
• Justinian's code.
• Africa.
• Italy.
• With the Goths.
• Kingdom of Northumberland.
• Fall of the Ostro-Gothic Kingdom.
• Fifth General Council at Constantinople.
• Belizarius—Justin II.
• Invasion of the Lombards.
• Kingdom of East Anglia.
• Tiberius II.
• Maurice.
• Kingdom of Mercia.
• Gregory I.
• Conversion of Kent.

Century 7th.

• Phocas.
• Mahomet began to preach at Mecca.
• Heraclius.
• Flight of Mahomet to Medina.
• Mecca.
• Abut Bekr.
• Omar.
• Persia.
• Jerusalem.
• Alexandria.
• Constantine III.
• Constans II.
• University of Cambridge founded.
• Othman.
• Cyprus.
• Rhodes.
• Ali.
• Dynasty of Omniades.
• Constantinve IV.
• Sixth General Council at Constantinople.
• Justinian II.
• Leontius.

Century 8th.

• Al Walid Justinian restored.
• Rodrique.
• Philipicus.
• Xeres.page 22
• Anastasius II.
• Gregory II.
• Theodosius III.
• Leo III, the Izaurian.
• Kingdom of the Asturia.
• Iconoclasts at Constantinople.
• Bishop of Rome Proclaimed chief magistrate.
• Gregory III.
• Defeat of the Saracens, by Charles Martel, at Tours.
• Bede (historian).
• Constantine V.
• Dynasty of Abassides.
• Pepin (Carlovingian dynasty)—Stephen.
• Al Manasor.
• Elevation of the Bishop of Rome to temporal sovereignty.
• Caliphate of Cordova.
• Bagdad founded.
• Carloman and Charles.
• Charles alone.
• Lombardy.
• Leo IV.
• Constantin VI.
• Haroun Al Rashid.
• Invasion of the Danes—Council of Constantinople.
• Roncevalles.
• Irene.
• frankfort.
• Leo III.
• Charlenmagne Empire.

Century 9th.

• Nicephorus.
• Alcuin.
• Michael.
• Leo V.
• Louis.
• Michael II.
• Union of Heptarchy under egbert.
• Theophilus
• Ethelwolf.
• Lothaire.
• Michael III.—Kingdom of Poland under Piast.
• Kingdom of Scotland under Kenneth—Verdun.
• Ethelbald.
• Nicholas.page 23
• Ziemovit.
• Ethelbert.
• Ethelred.
• Basil.
• Alfred.
• Defeat of the Danes.
• Leo VI.—University of Oxford Founded.
• Dismemberment of Charlemagne's Empire—Arnolph
• Leshek.
• Charles Simple.

Century 10th.

• Edward the Elder.
• Constantin VII.
• Duchy of Normandy founded by Rollo—Conrad.
• Ziemomysl.
• Henry I
• Romanus.
• Athelstan.
• Otho.
• Edmund.
• Edred.
• Edwy.
• John XII.
• Edgar—Romanus II.
• Mieczyslaw.
• Roman-German Empire.
• Nicephorus II.
• Conversion of Poland.
• John Zimisces.
• Otho II.
• Edward the Martyr.
• Basil and Constantin VIII.
• Ethelred II.
• Otho III.
• Louis V.
• Capetian dynasty founded by Hugh Capet.
• Conversion of Russia.
• Boleslas the Great.
• Robert II.

Century 11th.

• Henry II.
• Invasion of the Danes.
• Edmund Ironside.
• Canute the Great.
• Conrad II.page 24
• Mieczyslas II.
• Romanus III.
• Henry I.
• Kasimir—Michael IV.
• Henry III.
• Hardicanute.
• Michel V.
• Edward the Confessor.—Constantin IX.
• Theodora (alone).
• Henry IV.
• Isaac Comneni.
• Boleslas the bold.
• Constantin X.
• Philip I.
• Hastings—Williams the Conaueror.
• Constantin XI.
• Romanus IV.
• Malek Shah.
• Gregory VII.
• Jerusalem.
• Nicephorus III.
• Ladislas Herman.
• Alexis Comneni.
• Urban II.
• William Rufus.
• Kingdom of Portugal under Don Henrique.
• Clermont.
• First Crusade.
• Jerusalem by Godfrey de Bouillon—Order of the Knights of St. John founded.
• Henry I.

Century 12th.

• Boleslas III.
• Normandy.—Henry V.
• Louis VI.
• John Comneni—Order of the Knights Templar.
• Concordat of Worms.
• Lothair.
• Stephen.
• Louis VII.—Manuscript of Justinian Pandecta found at Amalfi.
• Conrad II.
• Manuel Comneni.page 25
• Second Crusade.
• Frederick Barbarossa.
• Henry II.
• Milan destroyed by frederick Barbarossa.
• Constitution of Clarendon.
• Saladin.
• Ireland.
• Miezyslas, the old.
• Kasimir, the Just.
• Philip Augustus.
• Andronicus.
• Isaac Angelus.
• Jerusalem.
• Richard.
• Third Crusade under Richard and Philip—Henry VI.
• Leshek, the White.
• Aleius III.
• Philip.
• Innocent III.
• John.

Century 13th.

• Fourth Crusade, under Baldwin of Flanders.—Ladislas.
• Latin dynasty at Constantinople, Baldwin Emperor.
• Henry.
• Otho IV.
• Albigenses (persecution).
• Frederick II.
• Magna Charta.
• Henry III.
• Fifth Crusade, under the king of Hungary Andrew—Peter.
• Robert.
• Louis VIII.
• Louis IX.
• Boleslas, the Modest.
• Baldwin II.
• Sixth Crusade.
• Russia falls under the yoke of the Tartars.
• Ravages of the Tartars—Hanseatic league.
• Seventh Crusade, under Luois IX.
• Conrad IV.
• Richard, the Earl of Cornwall.
• Rhenish league.
• Fall of the Caliphate of Bagdad.
• Ravages of the Tartars.
• Grek dynasty recovers Constantinople. Michael Palaeologus.page 26
• Lews.
• First Parliament.
• Eight and last Crusade under Louis—Philip III.
• Edward I.
• Rodolph of Hapsburg.
• Leshek, the Black.
• Wales—Andronicus.
• Philip IV.
• Adolphus of Nassau.
• Roger Bacon.
• Albert of Austria.
• Rise of the Ottoman Empire.
• Jubilee—Wenceslas.

Century 14th.

• Clement V.—Ladislas Lokietek.
• Edward II.—William Tell.
• Henry VII.
• Papal See removed to Avignon.
• Bannockburn.—Louis X.—Lewis of Bavaria—Frederick III. competitor of Lewis.
• Morgarten.
• Philip V.
• Dante.
• Charles IV.
• Orchan, (Sultan).
• Edward III.
• Philip of Valois—Andronicus II.
• Kasimir, the Great
• Cressy.
• Charles IV.—First Diet at Vislica.
• John.
• Rienzi.
• John Palaeologus—Golden Bull.
• Poictiers.
• Jacqueries.
• Amurath I.
• Charles V.
• Louis.
• Petrarch.
• Bocacio.
• Richard II.
• Papal See returns to Rome—Wenceslaus.
• Charles VI.page 27
• Jadwiga.
• Jagiellon's dynasty—Sempach.
• Bajazet.
• manuel.
• Henry IV.
• Chaucer—Rupert.

Century 15th.

• Grunwalden.
• Sigismond.
• Henry Vi.
• Council of Constance.
• Agincourt—Huss.
• Jerome of Prague.
• Madeira.
• Amurath II.
• Henry VI.—Charles VII.
• John II.
• Joan of Arc.
• Ladislas of Varna.
• Albert.
• Frederick III.
• Varna.
• Printing.
• Kasimir.
• Constantin XII.
• First Bible printed, called Mazarin's Bible, as it was founded in his library.
• Mahmet II.
• Fall of the Eastern Empire.
• St. Albans.
• Wakefield.
• Edward IV.—Louis XI.
• Ivan.
• John Faust.
• John Guttenberg.
• Mascow shook off the yoke of the Tartars.
• Tewkesbury.
• Copernicus born.
• First book printed by Caxton on the game of Chess.
• Union of Castile and Aragon under Ferdinand and Isabella.
• John II.
• Richaqrd III.—Charles VIII.
• Bosworth—Henry VII.
• Cape of Good Hope Rounded by Captain Diaz.page 28
• Fall of Grenada—Lorenzo de Medici—John Alberecht—first discoveries by Columbus.
• Maximilian.
• Emanuel—Imperial Chamber.
• Expedition of Vasco de Gama.
• Louis XII.
• Newfoundland by Cabot.
• Brazil.

Century 16th.

• The Aulic Council—Alexander.
• Expedition of Vasco de Gama.
• Columbus—Sigismond the Just.
• Henry VIII.
• Goa, the capital of Porguese India.
• Leo Xi.
• Francis I.
• Charles I.
• Luther preaches.
• Mexico.
• Charles VI.
• Raphael—Soliman, the Magnificent.
• John III—Diet of Worms outlaws Luther.
• Camoens.
• Augsburg confession, protestant confession of Faith.
• Protestant league at Smalcald.
• Cartier—Reformation by an Act of Parliament.
• Peru—Sir Thomas Moore—St. Lawrence.
• Ignatius Loyola.
• Pizarro.
• Mary.
• Copernicus.
• Trent.
• Luther.
• Henry II.—Edward VI.
• Zigismond Augustus.
• Treaty of Passau favorable to Protestants.
• mary.
• Philip.
• Ferdinand.
• Elizaveth.
• Francis II.
• Charles IX.
• Shakespeare—Maximilian II.
• James VI.
• Union of Luthuanian with Poland.page 29
• Massacre of St. Bartholomew—Gregory XIII.—Camoen's Lusiada.
• Elective maonarchy.
• Henry III.
• Rodolph—Stephen Battory.
• Maritime Expedition of Drake.
• Camoens.
• Portugal.
• Calendar reformed by Gregory XIII.
• Colonization of Virginia.
• Zigismond III.
• Armada.
• Henry IV.
• Edict of Nantes.
• Charter granted to East India Company.

Century 17th.

• James I.
• Foundation of Quebec by Champlain.
• Louis XIII.—Hudson Bay.
• Factories established at Surat and Goa—Gustavus Adolphus.
• Mathias.
• Dynasty of Romanof, Michael.
• Shakespeare—Baffin Bay.
• Thirty years.
• Ferdinand II.
• Prague.
• Charles I.
• Company of one handred associates.
• Petition of right.
• Lutzen—Ladislas VI.
• Ferdinand III.
• Madras, Fort St. George.
• Long Parliament—Independence of Portugal.
• Civil War—Galileo—Foundation of Montreal.
• Louis XIV.
• Marston Moor.
• Kasimir—Westphalia.
• Revolution.
• Navigation Act.
• Oliver Cromwell (Protector.
• Jamaica.
• Dr. Harvey.
• Leopold.page 30
• Charles II.
• Company of one hundred broken,
• Plague
• Michael Korybut.
• Chocim—The test Act.
• John Milton—John Sobieski.
• Philadelphia.
• Vienna.
• James II.—Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
• Expulsion of James II.
• Massacre at Lachine—William and Mary.
• Boyne.
• hanover raised to the dignity of Electorate.
• Frederick August.
• Charles XII.
• Calcutta, Fort William.

Century 18th.

• Frederick I. takes the title of the King of Prussia.
• Anne.
• Gibraltar—St. Petersborough founded.
• Joseph—Stanislas Leszcynski.
• Charles VI.
• Frederick Williams.
• George I.
• Louis XV.
• Peter takes the title of Emperor.
• Sir Isaac Newton—George II.
• Frederick Augustus III.
• Succession War—Frederick Ii.
• Charles VII.
• Alexander Pope.
• Civil—Francis I.
• Culloden.
• Gregorian Calendar introduced.
• Earthquake at Lisbon.
• Seven years.
• Upper and Lower canada.
• George III.
• Catherine II.
• Canada ceded to Great Britian by the treaty of Paris.
• Stanislaus Poniatowski.
• Joseph II.
• Royal Academy of Arts.
• First Partition.page 31
• Louis XVI.
• American Revolution.
• American Independence.
• Frederick William II.
• New South Wales.
• Washington—Revolution.
• Leopold II.
• Constitution of the 3rd of May—Province of Quebee divided into Upper and Lower Canada.
• Republic—Francis II.
• Second partition.
• Third partition—Don John VI.
• Paul.
• Trinadad—Frederick William III—Adams.
• Nile—Deposition of Pope Pius VI.
• Washington.
• Malta—Piu VII.

Century 19th.

• Alexander—Jefferson.
• Concordat.
• Napoleon (Emperor).
• Trafalgar.
• German Empire takes the name of the Austrian Empire—Cape of Good Hope.
• Flight of Don John to Brazil.
• Madison.
• Louis XVIII.—Pius VII. restored.
• Waterloo.
• Monroe.
• George IV.
• Return of Don John to Portugal.
• Byron—Charles X.
• Nicolas—Quiney Adams.
• Novarino.
• Don Miguel.
• Jackson.
• Louis Philippe—William IV.—Revolution in Poland.
• The Reform Bill.
• Donna Maria.
• Ferdinand IV.
• Victoria—Van Buren.
• Frederick William IV.
• Prince of Wales—Union of the two Canadas—Harrison.
• J. K. Polk.
• Pius IX.page 32
• Expulsion of Louis Philippe—Francis Joseph.
• Z. Taylor.
• Filmore.
• Exhibition—Coup D'etat.
• 2nd Empire.
• Don Pedro—Pierce.
• Coronation of Alexander II.
• Buchanan.
• Don Luiz—Lincoln.
• Insurrection in Poland.
• Lincoln re-elected.
• Exhibition—Dominion of Canada.
• U. S. Grant—Council at Rome.
• Prusso-German Empire.
• Exhibition in Vienna.