St. Peter and St. Paul put to death 67 Nero dies, and is succeeded by Galba 68 Galba put to death. Otho, defeated by Vitellius, kills himself. Vitellius is defeated by Vespasian’s army 69 Jerusalem taken and destroyed by Titus 70 The Parthians revolt 77 Death of Vespasian, and succession of Titus. Herculaneum and Pompeii destroyed by an eruption of mount Vesuvius, November 1st 79 Death of Titus, and succession of Domitian. The age of Silius Italicus, Martial, Apollon. Tyanæus, Valerius Flaccus, Solinus, Epictetus, Quintilian, Lupus, Agricola, &c. 81 Capitoline games instituted by Domitian, and celebrated every fourth year 86 Secular games celebrated. The war with Dacia begins, and continues 15 years 88 Second persecution of the christians 95 Domitian put to death by Stephanus, &c., and succeeded by Nerva. The age of Juvenal, Tacitus, Statius, &c. 96 Nerva dies, and is succeeded by Trajan 98 Pliny proconsul of Bithynia sends Trajan an account of the christians 102 Dacia reduced to a Roman province 103 Trajan’s expedition against Parthia. About this time flourished Florus, Suetonius, Pliny junior, Philo Biblius, Dion, Prusæus, Plutarch, &c. 106 Third persecution of the christians 107 Trajan’s column erected at Rome 114 Trajan dies, and is succeeded by Adrian 117 Fourth persecution of the christians 118 Adrian builds a wall in Britain 121 Adrian visits Asia and Egypt for seven years 126 He rebuilds Jerusalem, and raises there a temple to Jupiter 130 The Jews rebel, and are defeated after a war of five years, and all banished 131 Adrian dies, and is succeeded by Antoninus Pius. In the reign of Adrian flourished Teon, Phavorinus, Phlegon, Trallian, Aristides, Aquila, Salvius Julian, Polycarp, Arian, Ptolemy, &c. 138 Antoninus defeats the Moors, Germans, and Dacians 145 The worship of Serapis brought to Rome 146