Augustus divides Herod’s Kingdom between the tetrarchs Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip. A.D. 2. Accession of Phraates V or Phraataces on murder of his father, Phraates IV of Parthia. 5. Accession of Orodes II of Parthia. 6. Archelaus deposed and banished. Judaea becomes a Roman province. 8. Accession of Vonones I of Parthia. 14. Accession of Tiberius. 16. Vonones expelled from Parthia by Artabanus, King of Media. Artabanus makes war on Rome, and is in turn expelled. 19. Expulsion of Jewish colony from Rome. Tiberius destroys Temple of Isis and throws statues into the Tiber. 24. Death of Philip, Jewish tetrarch. 26. Pontius Pilate appointed Procurator of Judaea. 36.? John the Baptist put to death by Antipas. Interregnum in Parthia. Struggle between pretenders, Tiridates II, Cumianus, and Bardanes I. 37. Accession of Caligula. Antipas defeated by Aretas, King of Nabathaeans. Agrippa receives Philip’s tetrarchy with title of King. 39. Antipas deposed and banished. His tetrarchy added to Agrippa’s kingdom. 41. Judaea added to Agrippa’s kingdom. Accession of Claudius. 44. Death of Agrippa. Cuspius Fadus made Procurator of Judaea. 47. Tiberius Alexander (nephew of Philo) succeeds Cuspius as Procurator. 47. Gotarzes, son of Artabanus of Media, having been expelled from Parthia by his brother Bardanes, retakes crown on Bardanes’ death. 48. Revolt of Jews. Tiberius Alexander replaced by Cumanus. _Circa_ 50. Clement of Rome born: died about 95 A.D. 51. Accession of Vonones II to throne of Parthia followed immediately by that of Vologeses I. War between Rome and Parthia. Temple of Isis at Rome rebuilt. 52. Ummidius Quadratus, Legate of Syria, deposes Cumanus, and appoints Felix Procurator of Judaea. 54. Accession of Nero. 55. Nero makes worship of Greek Isis _religio licita_. 60. Porcius Festus succeeds Felix as Procurator of Judaea. 62. Death of Porcius. Albinus succeeds him. Persecution of Christians by Ananus, the High Priest. Martyrdom of James the Just. 63. Vologeses I of Parthia, defeated by Corbulo, signs treaty of peace. 64. Gessius Florus succeeds Albinus as Procurator of Judaea. 66. Tiridates invested King of Armenia by Nero. Revolt of the Jews. Roman garrison of Jerusalem massacred after surrender. Cestius Gallus, Legate of Syria, attacks Jerusalem, but is beaten off. 67. First Jewish War. Vespasian replaces Cestius as Legate. 68. Accession of Galba. 69. Accession of Otho. Otho appears in public in dress of priest of Isis. Domitian escapes from Capitol in similar dress. Accession of Vitellius. Vespasian consults oracle, and works miraculous cures, in Temple of Isis at Alexandria. 70. Accession of Vespasian. Siege and sack of Jerusalem by Titus. Burning of Herod’s Temple. 70-107. St Ignatius flourished. 72. Vespasian deposes Antiochus IV of Commagene, last of Seleucides.