77. Accession of Vologeses II of Parthia. Many pretenders, some of whom reign concurrently with him till his death. 79. Accession of Titus. 80. Domitian rebuilds Temple of Isis which had been burned. Statius mentions Mithraic Tauroctony in his _Thebaid_. 81. Accession of Domitian. _Circa_ 83. Earliest Mithraic Inscription known. 96. Accession of Nerva. 98. Accession of Trajan. _Circa_ 100. Marcion born; died about 165. Menander, Simon Magus’s successor, flourished. 102. Earliest dated Mithraic Inscription by T. Claudius Livianus, Praetorian Prefect. 113-117. War between Rome and Parthia. 116. Revolt of Jews throughout East suppressed by Lucius Quietus. 117. Accession of Hadrian. 117-138. Basilides the Egyptian flourished. _Circa_ 120. Hadrian places in his _lararium_ images of Greek Serapis and Isis. 120-160. Tatian flourished. 121. Justin Martyr born: martyred about 151. _Circa_ 125. Saturninus of Antioch flourished. 130. Hadrian rebuilds Jerusalem and names it Aelia Capitolina. _Circa_ 130. Apelles the Marcionite born: died about 180. 132. Revolt of Jews, under the Messiah Bar Cochba, and War of Extermination. 138. Accession of Antoninus Pius. 138-160. Valentinus the Gnostic flourished. _Circa_ 140. Cerdo the Syrian flourished. 147. Irenaeus of Lyons born: died about 202. Vologeses III restores Parthian Kingdom, and collects books of Avesta. 150. Tertullian born: died about 220 A.D. _Circa_ 150. Marcus the magician flourished. _Hermas Pastor_ appears. 155. Clement of Alexandria born: died about 211. Bardesanes or Ibn Daisan born: died about 223. 162. War between Rome and Parthia. Parthian Kings substitute Aramaic for Greek on their coins. 164. Destruction of Parthian capital, Seleucia on the Tigris, by Avidius Cassius. 170. Heracleon the Valentinian born: died about 210. _Circa_ 170. Lucian the Marcionite flourished. Ptolemy the Valentinian flourished. 170-183. Theophilus of Antioch flourished. 179. Pantaenus founds Christian school at Alexandria. 180. Accession of Commodus. 185. Origen of Alexandria born: died about 253. 191. Accession of Vologeses IV to throne of Parthia. 193. Accession of Pertinax. Murder of Pertinax, and sale of Empire by Praetorians to Didius Julianus. Accession of Septimius Severus. 195. War between Rome and Parthia. _Circa_ 200. Axionicus the Valentinian flourished. 209. Accession of Artabanus IV of Parthia. 211. Accession of Caracalla and Geta. 216. Birth of Manes: died 275. War between Rome and Parthia. 217. Accession of Macrinus. 219. Accession of Heliogabalus. 221. Alexander Severus proclaimed Caesar. 222. Accession of Alexander Severus. War between Rome and Parthia. _Circa_ 222. Hippolytus of Porta Romana flourished. 226. Ardeshîr, son of Sassan, conquers Artabanus IV of Parthia, and founds Sassanid dynasty of Persia. 230. War between Rome and Persia. 235. Accession of Maximin.