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31 An angel sendeth Philip to baptize the Ethiopianeunuch.

Saul, a violent persecutor of the followers of Christ,is miraculously converted by a voice from hea-ven.

The number of the followers of Christ greatly in-crease.

34 At Eydda Peter cureth Eneas of the palsy, and atJoppa restoreth Tabitha to life.

37 The disciples of Jesus first called Christians at An-tioch.

The conversion of Cornelius, the centurion.

Tiberius dies in his retirement on March 16, havingreigned alone 22 years, 6 months, and 26 days ;and is succeeded in the Roman empire by CainsCaesar Caligula his adopted grandson.

41 About this time James, the brother of John, is be-

headed by the command of Herod Agrippa.

Caius Caesar Caligula, after a most tyrannical reignof three years, nine months, and 28 days, is killedin his palace, and is succeeded in the Romanempire by his uncle Claudius Ctesar.

42 A great famine in Rome.

43 Claudius vanquishes the Britons in several battles,

and at his return to Rome is honoured with atriumph.

44 Two powerful nations of the Britons subdued by

Vespasian and Titus.

45 The dreadful famine, foretold by Agabus, rages in

Judea.

47 Many of the greatest men in Rome are put to death

by Claudius to gratify the revenge and covetous-ness of Messalina his wife.

48 Claudius by a census finds 6,900,000 citizens in

Rome.

49 Herod Agrippa, king of the Jews, eaten up of

worms.

51 The Britons that had broken into the Roman con-

quests vanquished by P. Ostorius Scapula.

52 The aqueduct at Rome begun by' Caligula 14 years

before finished this year by Claudius.

53 Claudius Felix made governor of Judea in the room

of Ventidius Cumanus.

54 Caius Tiberius Claudius Nero, the Roman emperor,

poisoned by tiie em|>ress Agrippina, after a reignof 13 years, 8 months, and 21 days, and is suc-ceeded inthe empire by Nero Cxsar, his wife’s son.Paul preaches at Athens.

59 Nero puts his mother Agrippina to death.

61 Boadicea, the British queen, defeats the Romans,

killing 70,000 in various places ; but the Britonsare at last defeated by Suetonius, the Roman ge-nera!, with (he loss of 80,000.

62 St. Paul sent in bonds to Rome.

63 A-great part of the city of Pompeii in Campania

overthrown by an earthquake.

64 Nero persecutes the Chiistians with all manner of

cruelties and torments possible to be invented.

The Jews revolt from the Romans, and pelt theirgovernor Florus, which begins the first Jewish war.

67 Vespasian invades Judea with an army of 60,000

men, and carries tire and sword wherever lie goes,immense numbers of Jews being slain in the va-rious sieges.

St. Peter and St. Paul put to death about this time.

68 The zealots of Jerusalem divide themselves into two

different parties, and murder one another bythousands, committing the most horrid cruelties.Theemptior Nero, on account of his great crueltyand injustice, .is obliged to fly from Rome, uponwliii h the senate declares Galba emperor. Nerocauses himself to be stabbed, and dies.

Galba murdered by the paitisans of Otho, after areign of seven months, upon wiiich Otho is pro-claimed emperor,

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4073 69 Otho defeated by Vilellius after a reign of three

months, upon which lie kills himself. Viteliiu-'succeeds him in the imperial dignity.

Vitellius is killed after a reign of eight months and afew days, and Vespasian succeeds him in the em-pire.

4074 70 Jerusalem besieged, taken, and destroyed, by Titus,

which ends the Jewish war. In this war 1,854,490are said to have been killed, and 108,000 carriedfrom Jerusalem captive, and all the buildings werelevelled with the ground.

4075 71 There being peace now over the world the temple of

Janus is shut.

4083 79 Vespasian dies after a reign of 9 years, 11 months,

and 24 days, and is succeeded in the Roman em-pire by his son Titus.

A most dreadful eruption of mount Vesuvius whichlaid w aste Campania to a great distance.

4084 80 A great fire in Rome, which is followed by a dread-

ful plague.

4085 81 Titus dies on Sept. 13, after a reign of 2 years, 2

months, and 20 days, and is succeeded in the Ro-man empire by his brother Domitian.

4088 84 The Caledonians defeated by Agricola with the loss

of 10,000 men, which subjects Britain entirely tothe Romans.

4089 85 Domitian orders the nativity of all the great men in

Rome to be cast, and all such as were said to beborn for empire he destroyed.

All philosophers banished Rome by Domitian.

'I’he Nasamonians revolt, but are subdued byFlaccus.

4090 86 The Dacians enter the Roman provinces and make

great depredations, but are at last completelyoverthrown by Julianas.

4092 88 The secular games'celebrated at Rome.

4094 90 The Marcomans, &c. having defeated Domitian, the

Roman emperor makes peace with Decebalus,the Dacian king, and allows him a yearly pension.

4096 92 The kingdom of C hale is united to the Homan empire.

4097 93 Death of Agricola, the governor of Britain.

4098 94 Philosophers and scientific men banished Rome by

an order of the senate.

4099 95 The second persecution against the Christians.

4100 96 Domitian is put to death after a tyrannical reign of

15 years and 5 days, and was the last of the twelveCaesars. He is succeeded in the empire byNerva.

St. John the Divine is said to have written his Apo-calypse in this year, and his Gospel the year fol-lowing.

4102 98 Nerva dies, Jan. 21, after a reign of one year, four

months, and eight days, and is succeeded in theempire by Trajan, by birth and extraction a Spa-niard.

The Chamavians and Angrivarians defeat the Bruotenians with the loss of 60,000 men.

4105 101 Trajan refuses to pay the Dacians their annual sum,

upon which king Decebalus crossed the Danube,and committed depredations. Trajan goes againstthe Dacians, and after much slaughter on' bothsides, compels them to sueli terms of peace as h*thought tit to give them.

4107 J03 The harbour of Centumeelke, now named Civita

Vecchia, built by Trajan.

4108 104 Trajan defeats the Dacians who had broke (lie peace

witli him, and builds a bridge over the Da-nube.

4109 105 A tremendous earthquake which overturned a great

number of cities in Asia, and the cities of Opusand Oritx in Greece.

Trajan subdued the Dacians, and reduced theirwhole country into a Roman province.

Arabia Pelraa brought under the Roman yoke byAldus Cornelius Palma, the Syrian governor.

I Mesopotamia