XV. Коммод (царствовал 13 лет)

Commodus defeated the Germans. The church of Serapis burned down in Alexandria. Bishop of Lyons is famous for Irenaeus. The Baths of Commodus were built in Rome. Commodus named the month September after himself. Bishop Maximus is ordained in Jerusalem. After him: XXVII Antoninus, XXVIII Valens, XXIX Dulichian, XXX Narcissus, XXXI Dius, XXXII Germanion, XXXIII Gordius, XXXIV Narcissus again. With such a large number of Jerusalem bishops, we could not determine the reign of each, since to this day, the years of their bishops have not been found anywhere. Apollonius, a Roman senator, having read to the Senate a wonderful book that he had compiled about the faith of Christ, was beheaded for the faith of Christ. Lightning struck the Capitol, and a large fire burned down the library and neighboring buildings. The 11th bishop, Demetrius, reigned in Alexandria for 43 years. Emperor Commodus, having removed the head from the colossus (of Rhodes), placed his own head on the image. VIII Bishop of Antioch Serapion is consecrated. Commodus puts to death many of the nobles and gives the Roman people magnificent spectacles. Due to the fire that occurred in Rome, the Church of Vesta and a very large part of the city were leveled to the ground. Commodus is strangled in the house of Vestilian. We translate the chronicle of Eusebius according to Jerome’s account, starting only from the Nativity of Christ, bearing in mind theological and church-historical interest, which the previous part of the chronicle does not represent. On the same basis, we consider it possible to omit in the translation the chronological indication of the years from Abraham, according to the Olympiads and according to the years of the reign of the kings of Judah (before the destruction of Jerusalem) and limit ourselves to Christian chronology. Asterisks indicate testimony of dubious authenticity that is found in all lists of the chronicle according to the presentation of the bl. Jerome. Note Editorials. You might be interested in: