Chapter 2History: 20 Centuries AD

Third Century200-300 AD

Major Empires in the 3rd CenturyAD 300

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

Sassanids

Zapotec

Kushana

MayaE Chin

Huns

Teotihuaca

Moche

Vakataka

Scythians

Axum/Ethiopia

Ruruan Mongols

Invasions of the Roman Empire by German Tribes. Goths

MarcomanniVandalsAlemanni BurgundiansFranks

Hun Confederation Attacks Eastwards with Alans, Scythians, Turks etc.

RomeE

Nazca

Gupta

W Sogdiana

Sassanid Persian ConquestsEmpires that come to an end or undergo major change

ReligionsChristian

AD 300

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

E Chin

HunsScythians

Ruruan Mongols

Hun Confederation Attacks Eastwards with Alans, Scythians, Turks etc.

Empires that come to an end or undergo major change

Major Empires in the 3rd Century

ReligionsChristian

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

SassanidsKushana

E ChinVakataka

Gupta

Sogdiana

Sassanid Persian ConquestsEmpires that come to an end or undergo major change

Major Empires in the 3rd Century

ReligionsChristian

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

SassanidsKushanaSogdiana

Sassanid Persian Conquests

Major Empires in the 3rd Century

ReligionsChristian

AD 300

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

Sassanids

HunsScythians

Invasions of the Roman Empire by German Tribes. Goths

MarcomanniVandalsAlemanni BurgundiansFranks

RomeE

W

Major Empires in the 3rd Century

ReligionsChristian

AD 300

Dominant Religion

Hindu/Buddhist, etcOther

Secular/MixedEthnic Religions

Sassanids

Zapotec

Kushana

MayaE Chin

Huns

Teotihuaca

Moche

Vakataka

Scythians

Axum/Ethiopia

Ruruan Mongols

Invasions of the Roman Empire by German Tribes. Goths

MarcomanniVandalsAlemanni BurgundiansFranks

Hun Confederation Attacks Eastwards with Alans, Scythians, Turks etc.

RomeE

Nazca

Gupta

W Sogdiana

Sassanid Persian ConquestsEmpires that come to an end or undergo major change

Major Empires in the 3rd Century

The Church in 200–300 AD

Politicized Christendom

Severe Christian declineChristian declineStagnating Christianity

Severe persecutionPersecution

Christian majority/stateActive Christian witness/renewal

The division of the Roman Empire into the Latin speaking West and Greek speaking East

The Church in 200–300 AD

Politicized Christendom

Severe Christian declineChristian declineStagnating Christianity

Severe persecutionPersecution

Christian majority/stateActive Christian witness/renewal

202-211: 5th imperial persecution under Septimus Severus

249-251: 7th imperial persecution

235-238: 6th imperial persecution

230 & 287 Persians slaughter manyArmenian Christians

225 on Zoroastrian Persians persecute Eastern Christians

Persecution in the 3rd Century

c.399,000

5.72%

4.7

World population in millions

Christians in millions

Christians as % of world pop.

Christian martyrs during century

Martyrs as % of all Christians

7.5%2.5%

192

14.3

Key statistics 200–300 300200

192

Persecution in the 3rd Century

The Persecutors The Persecuted

Persians

OtherRomans

An estimated 399,000 martyrs

Eastern

Copts

ArmeniansLatin

Montanist

Chapter 2History: 20 Centuries AD

Third Century200-300 AD