11th of the Romans, Trajan, reigned for 19 years and 6 months.
f Many signs and portents happened at Rome and in the whole world. 1 f By a decree of the senate Nerva enrolled among the gods. 98
2 g Evaristus received the 4th episcopate of the Roman church. 99
g Domitian murdered in the palace aged 45, and ignobly buried by the pauper-undertakers 1 . (*)
3 h Bishop Irenaeus writes that JOHN THE APOSTLE survived all the way to the time of Trajan: after whom his notable disciples were Papias, Bishop of 100
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10th of the Romans, Nerva, reigned for 1 year and 4 months.
(1) Vespillo, pl. vespillones.
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Hieropolis, Polycarp of Smyrna, and Ignatius of Antioch. appointed as the third bishop. (*)
a When Pliny the Younger was ruling a certain province and had put to death many Christians in his capacity as governor, he became frightened by their great numbers and sought from Trajan what he should do, reporting to him that, except for their stubborn refusal to sacrifice and their predawn gatherings to sing to a certain Christ as to a god, there was nothing (unusual) to be found among them. Furthermore, in order to be united in a common way of life, they forbid themselves to commit murder, theft, adultery, robbery, and the like. Disturbed by these things, Trajan wrote back: "This kind of people should not be sought out, but when they are brought before you, it is fitting for them to be punished." Tertullian refers to all this in his Apology.
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4 a Trajan celebrates a triumph over the Dacians and Scythians. 101
5 b Trajan defeated King Decebalus and made Dacia a province: he made a treaty with the Iberians, Sauromatians, Orsoenians, Arabs, Bosphorans and Colchians: he occupied and held Seleucia, Ctesiphon and Babylon: he instituted a fleet in the Red Sea so that he could lay waste the outskirts of India. * 102
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2120 7 c At Rome, the Domus Aurea burned down in a fire. 104
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8 d Four cities of Asia overthrown in an earthquake: Elaea, Myrrhina, Pytanae, and Cymae: and two in Greece, Opuntis and Oritos. 105
9 e The fourth bishop of the church of Alexandria, by name Primus, is ordained, for twelve years. 106
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10 f A persecution being initiated by Trajan against Christians, Simon, the son of Cleophas, who was holding the episcopate of Jerusalem, is crucified. Justus succeeds him. 107 b Alexander holds the fifth episcopate of the city of Rome for ten years.
g 3rd persecution, by Trajan 12 c Pliny the Younger of New Como, of whom many works of ingenuity are extant, is considered a notable orator and historian. * 109
g Ignatius also, bishop of the church of Antioch, sent to Rome, is given to the beasts: after him Hero is 13 d Three cities of Galatia wiped out by an earthquake. 110
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