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| 177 |
| | | On the order of Marcus Aurelius, Christians in Lyons are tortured to death - an instance of persecution unusual at this time | |
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| c. 232 |
| | | A house in Doura-Europus is adapted for Christian worship - the earliest surviving example of its kind | |
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| c. 245 |
| | | Origen, living in Caesarea, compiles the Hexapla, displaying versions of the Old Testament in six columns for comparative study | |
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| c. 250 |
| | | The Christians of Rome use the catacombs as tomb chambers, and decorate the walls with murals on New Testament themes | |
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| 258 |
| | | Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, is one of many Christians martyred for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods | |
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| c. 300 |
| | | St Anthony, one of the early Christian hermits in the Egyptian desert, is tempted by terrifying hallucinations | |
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| 303 |
| | | The emperor Diocletian initiates a sustained persecution of Christians in the Roman empire | |
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| 312 |
| | | Constantine, preparing for battle against a rival at the Milvian Bridge, orders his men to wear a Christian symbol, the Chi-Rho, on their shields | |
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| 312 |
| | | After winning the battle at Milvian Bridge, Constantine marches into Rome and is formally acknowledged by the Senate as Augustus of the west | |
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| 313 |
| | | Constantine meets his co-emperor Licinius in Milan, and persuades him to follow a policy of encouraging the Christians | |
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