The Diocletian Persecution 303 – 313 AD The Diocletian Persecution, occurring between 303 and 313 AD, represents a significant episode in early Christian history marked by systematic and widespread persecution of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. This period, also known as the Great Persecution, under the reign of Emperor Diocletian, witnessed a series of punitive …
The Laws of Ine of Wessex The Laws of Ine refer to a code of laws attributed to King Ine of Wessex, who ruled from around 689 to 726 AD. These laws are among the earliest surviving Anglo-Saxon legal codes and provide valuable insights into the legal and social structures of early medieval England. The …
A Timeline of Anglo Saxon England Welcome to our timeline of Anglo-Saxon England: 5th Century AD: 410 AD: The Roman Empire withdraws from Britain, leaving the island vulnerable to invasion 441 AD: Vortigern, king of the Britons, invites Saxon mercenaries to help defend against the Picts and Scots, but the Saxons eventually turn against the Britons …