Names of Consuls, L. Antistius Vetus. An Account of Ecclesiastical St. Paul left Ephesus, and went to Macedonia, in Greece, where he gathered contributions for the saints at Jerusalem. St. Paul went to Jerusalem, where he was apprehended in Q. Volusius Satur- the temple, and secured in the castle; he was then imprisoned P. Cornelius Scipio. fore Felix the Roman goverat Cæsaria, and arraigned be ninus 2d. and nor. NeroClaudius Cæsarl St. Paul remanded to Prison, at Cæsaria, by the command of Felix. and L. Calpurnius Piso. St. Paul again arraigned before Felix; he is ordered to Rome, where he arrived at the end of and M.ValeriusMessala. the year. C. Vispanius Popli cola and St. Paul's free imprisonment at Rome; he wrote his epistles to the Ephesians, the Colos C. Fonteius Capito.sians, the Philippians, as well as to Timothy and Philemon. NeroClaudius Cæsar 4th. and Cossus Cornelius and At the end of this year, St. Paul was set at liberty, and before his departure out of Italy, he wrote his epistle to the Hebrews. St. Paul availing himself of C. Cæsonius Pætus his liberty, which was now granted him, travelled for the C. Petronius Turpi-propagation of the christian faith, lianus al. Sabinus.especially in the western parts, bably into Spain and Britain. St. James the Less, the boher of our Lord, and bishop of erusalem, was thrown by the Jews from the temple, and nocked on the head with a fuller's club. P.Marius Celsus Names of Consuls, lus and Paulus Virginius Rufus. C. Lecanius Bassus An Account of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Simeon was chosen as the successor of St. James, in the See of Jerusalem. Anianus succeeded St. Mark in the bishopric of Alexandria. Nero burnt the city of Rome, and to dispel the odium which he well knew would fall upon M. Licinius Crassus with the crime, and raised upon him, he charged the christians Frugi. them the first persecution, under that pretence. St. Peter and St. Paul suffered martyrdom at Rome; though some of the learned chronologists of the Roman church, place the martyrdom of these holy men two years later; C. Julius Atticus but as the persecution continu P. Silius Nerva lis. Vestinus Suff. AniciusCerea-ed to the last of Nero's reign, it seems most probable that they should suffer in the beginning of the first. Several prodigies in this year at Jerusalem foretold the destruction of that church and state. C. Suetonius Pauli- Nero went to reside in Achaia, nus and and entrusted the management of the war against the Jews, to L.PontiusTelesinus. Vespasian, the Roman general. L. Fonteius Capito Josephus was taken prisoner at Jerusalem, and Vespasian conducted the war with singular success. Phanassus the son of Samuel, was the last high-priest of the Jews. Nero deposed and killled. Vitellius Galba deposed and killed. Otho elected to the purple. elected, Ser. Sulpicius Gal-Otho killed himself. Vitellius 69 April 20. ba, Imp. 2d. was elected and deposed. VesVespasian T. Vinius Rufinus. pasian being declared and pro al. Crispinianus. claimed emperor of Rome, went to Alexandria, and from thence to the capital of Italy. 1st July elected to the purple. 1 Titus the son of Vespasian, ordered by his imperial father FI. Vespasian, Imp the Jews. Jerusalem besieged, to prosecute the war against 2d. and taken, sacked, and burnt; 11,000 Titus Vespasian Ca-of the desolated Jews left to sar. Vespasian, Imp. 3d. con. and M. Cocceius Nerva, Perish; 97,000 taken prisoners, and not one stone left upon another, in the city of Jerusalem. The Jewish nobility, and the spoils of the celebrated temple, carried in triumph to Rome. St. Bartholomew, the apostle, suffered Martyrdom. Elbion, (so called from an Vespasian, Imp. 4th affected poverty) born at Cocaba, consulship, and a village in Basanitis, a celebrated heretic, with Cerinthus, Titus Vespasian Ca-his cotemporary, began openly sar. jel. Domitian and to shew their pernicious tenets lat this period. St. Thomas was slain at MaM. Valerius Messa-Martialis, at Ravenna, in Italy. liapor in India, as well as St. linus. Impl.Vespasian, 5th and The last Census made at consulship, Rome, when, as mentioned by Pliny, the great age of seTitus Vespasian Ca-veral ecclesiastical perons who sar, 3d con. lived in that period, appeared. H Vespasian Impl.Vespasian, 6th con. An Account of Ecclesiastical The temple of peace was Titus Vespasian Ca-dedicated by Vespasian, and all the Jewish spoils were laid upon sar, 5th con. Suff. Domitian, 4th it. sar, 6th con. Suff. Domitian, 6th con. Impl.Vespasian, 8th Linus, bishop of the church of con. con. the Gentile church at Rome, Titus Vespasian, 7th suffered martyrdom, having sat in the episcopal chair twelve Suff. Domitian, 6th years, four months, and twelve con. et ubique. days. L. Ceionius Com modus Verus C. Cornelius Pris- was slain at Pergamus. cus. Antipas, a faithful martyr, A dreadful eruption of Mount Impl.Vespasian, 9th Vesuvius, in which the cele con. brated Pliny, the elder, justly Titus Vespasian, 7thrished while making his invesstyled the martyr of nature, pe Vespasian died; Titus elected. Titus affixed his seal to the history of the Jewish wars, by Josephus, and commanded that Fl. Domitian, 7th it should be admitted into the library at Rome. con. Names of Consuls Impl. Domitian, 9th con. An account of Ecclesiastical Affairs. Domitian banished all the philosophers from Rome and T. Virginius Rufus, Italy, and punished the incest 2d con. Impl. Domitian frigour. 10th con. Impl. Domitian, 18th con. and Domitian assumed divine honors, and commanded himself to A.Volusius Saturni-be styled, "Lord" and "God." |