0000's The 2nd Century CE 100s CE
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98-117 Trajan is remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history.

c.100-110 Tacitus writes his Histories and Annals covering the early Roman Empire from Augustus to Domitian.
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98-117 Trajan
117-138 Hadrian

Mithraism grows and competes w/ Christianity
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117-138 Hadrian
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117-138 Hadrian
138-161 Antonius Pius

132-135 The Bar Kokhba revolt, led by Simon bar Kokhba results in the Jewish state being completely detroyed by the Romans.
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138-161 Antonius Pius

140 Marcion the heretic formulates first canon of the Bible, rejecting all New Testament authors except Paul.

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138-161 Antoninus Pius
c. 155 Justin Martyr writes his First Apology to defend Christianity.
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138-161 Antonius Pius
167 Marcus Aurelius 161-180 writes The Meditations
161-166 Parthian War
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161-180 Marcus Aurelius
2nd Marcomanni War 178-80
c. 170s Greek philosopher Celsus criticizes Christianity in his work, The True Word
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161-180 Marcus Aurelius

180-92 Commodus

189 Mishna of Judah ha-Nasi

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180-92 Commodus
193 Year of the Five Emperors - Roman Emperors: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus.
Severan dynasty (193-235)

193-211 Septimius Severus
Clement, Presbyter of Alexandria, refutes Gnosticism and promotes Platonism & Stoicism

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