History/Medieval Studies 303

Syllabus 

Readings: 
 Book List  
 Iconoclasm 
 Discussion Topics 

Chronologies: 
 Imperial Crisis    
 Later Roman Emperors, 306-395   
 Fall of Western Empire   
 Age of Justinian   
 Islamic Caliphs   
 Byzantine Dark Ages     
 Triumph of Christianity    
 Macedonian Resurgence 
 Crusades 
 Restoration and Ottoman Advance  

Handouts: 
 Population 
 Finances under Justinian 
 Byzantium c.850A.D. 

Currency charts: 
   Diocletian and Constantine 
   Justinian and Heraclius 
   Isaurian, Amorian, and Macedonian Ages 
   Comnenian and Palaeogian Ages 

Links 

I.  Birth of Christ thru Converstion of Constantine (c.6 B.C.-312 A.D.) 
II. Edict of Milan thru Death of Justinian (313-565 A.D.) 
 

c. 6 B.C.?		Birth of Jesus Christ
c. 26 A.D.?		Ministry of JOHN THE BAPTIST
c. 27-30 A.D.		Ministry of JESUS CHRIST
c. 30 A.D.?		Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
c. 35		Martyrdom of Stephen in Jerusalem
		Conversion of Paul outside of Damascus
46-48		First Mission of PAUL: Churches planted in Cyprus, Galatia, and Pisidia
48		Council of Jerusalem: Conditional Acceptance of Gentiles by Jerusalem Church
49-52		Second Mission of PAUL: Churches in Asia and Greece (Philippi, Beroea, Athens, and Corinth)
53-56		PAUL at Ephesus; Organization of churches in Maeander valley including Colossae and Laodicea ad Lycum
60		End of Jewish Christian Community in Jerualem; Growing Importance of Pauline Gentile Christianity
		PAUL IN ROME (60-62); Menander flourit; Origins of Gnostic Heresy
c. 63 A.D.		PETER in Rome
64		Great Fire in Rome; NERONIAN PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS
66-73		FIRST JEWISH REVOLT
70		Fall of Jerusalem & Destruction of Temple by Titus
		Rise of Pharisee Judaism and Synagogues of Diaspora
c. 75-85		SYNOPTIC GOSPELS (Mark, Luke, & Matthew) completed in final form
c. 90-120?		Gospel of John put in final form; Johannine Epistles composed
c. 100		Composition of 1 Clement and Didache
c. 107		IGNATIUS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH
		Ignatius composes his Letters
112-113		PLINY THE YOUNGER, governor of Bithynia
		FIRST SACRIFICE TEST to detect Christians
c. 130		Conversion of JUSTIN THE MARTYR
		Birth of GNOSTIC SCHOOL at Alexandria (c. 130-180)
		Increasing Hellenization of Christianity
132-135		SECOND JEWISH REVOLT (BAR KOCHBA WAR)
135		FINAL DESTRUCTION OF TEMPLE
		Jerusalem turned into Roman colony Aelia Capitolina
c. 140-160		Radical Pauline School of Marcion at Rome
		Valentius founds his Gnostic school
c. 155-160		JUSTIN THE MARTYR composes his two Apologies
c. 165-175		Sporadic Persecutions in Asia Minor: Martyrdoms of Justin the Martyr and Polycarp
172		RISE OF MONTANIST HERESY IN PHRYGIA
177		PERSECUTION AT LUGDUNUM (LYONS)
178		CELSUS writes his True Reason against the Christians
		IRENAEUS, Bishop of Lugudnum
c. 180		CLEMENT ESTABLISHES CATECHETICAL SCHOOL AT ALEXANDRIA
185		IRENAEUS composes Against the Heresies
		BIRTH OF ORIGEN (185-254)
c. 195		Conversion of TERTULLIAN to Christianity
199-201		TERTULLIAN writes Apology
		Persecutions in North Africa
203		ORIGEN succeeds CLEMENT at the Catechetical School of Alexandria
225		ORIGEN composes On First Principles
		Emergence of Neoplatonic Christian Theology
		First Debates on Trinity and Christology
240		Calling of Mission of MANI
		Rise of MANICHAEISM in Mespotamia and Persia
		Gregory the Wonderworker active in Pontus
248		Origen composes Against Celsus
250-251		DECIAN PERSECUTION: Arrest and Execution of Pope Fabian
		Cyprian flees Carthage; Dionysius flees Alexandria
254		Death of ORIGEN
		STEPHEN I, Pope of Rome (254-257)
257-260		VALERIAN PERSECUTION: Executions of Pope Sixtus II & S. Cyprian
260		Gallienus ends Persecution: "Peace of Church (260-303) ensues
		PLOTINUS at Rome: Climax of Pagan Neoplatonic Thought
c. 270		S. ANTONY ENTERS DESERT
		RISE OF HOLY MEN IN EGYPT AND SYRIA (c. 270-400 A.D.)
c. 275		Porphyry writes Against the Christians
280-300		S. Antony resides in abandoned fort
303-313		GREAT PERSECUTION OF TETRARCHS
312		BATTLE OF MILVIAN BRIDGE
		CONVERSION OF CONSTANTINE I TO CHRISTIANITY
		Donatist Heresy in North Africa