80
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Titus is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Construction on the Colosseum is finished
Future bishop of Smyrna Polycarp, turns 11; Tradition holds that he becomes a disciple of John the Apostle, who will be exiled to Patmos in 89, so Polycarp must be (according to Tradition) already living in Ephesus (in modern day Turkey) where John is also living, and must have been under the discipleship of John at a young age
81
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian becomes Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
September 13, Caesar Titus dies, and his older brother, Domitian, becomes Roman Emperor
Polycarp turns 12, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
82
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Emperor Domitian builds the arch of Titus in Rome to honor his older brother (honorific arch located on the Via Sacra, just south-east of the Roman Forum)
Polycarp turns 13, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
83
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp turns 14, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (according to tradition)
The Roman Emperor Domitian drives back the Chatti, a Germanic tribe, from the Taunus Highlands; The Chatti are the most powerful opponents of Rome during the first century, they will eventually be incorporated to the Frankish tribes in the 200s, and will be called Hessians (The State of Hesse in Germany is named after them) (Encyclopedia Britannica-Chatti) (Encyclopedia Britannica-Frank)
84
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp turns 15, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
85
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp turns 16, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
86
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp turns 17, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
87
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp turns 18, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
88
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Pope Anacletus dies and Pope Clement I becomes the 4th Bishop of Rome (Wikipedia says he was consecrated by the disciple Peter)
Polycarp turns 19, most likely he's growing up in Ephesus and already knows John the Apostle, who is also living there (all according to tradition)
Clement I becomes the Bishop of Rome, the 4th pope; He was born in 35, only a couple years after Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection
"Even before the year 100 Clement had asserted the Roman Church's claim to the leadership of the Christian world in a very long letter remarkable for its literary quality."
This letter appears in fourth-century Greek manuscripts that are now housed in the British Museum
89
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 20; If he was indeed a disciple of John the Apostle, this is the last year he will see him, as John will be exiled to the island of Patmos sometime this year
John the Apostle turns 73 (approx.) and is exiled to the island of Patmos just off the coast of what is now Turkey, during which time, he writes both The Gospel of John and The Book of Revelation; The Book of Revelation contains God's instruction to write "what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place later;" The Gospel of John constitutes "what he has seen;" Chapters 2-3 of The Book of Revelation constitutes "what is now" (which consist of letters to the seven current churches that are across the sea from the isle of Patmos) and the rest of the book deals with "what will take place later," and is a prophecy of man's wars, famines and, in the end, the judgment of God on the earth and the renewing of all things
Note: There is no mention in the Bible of Clement I being pope/bishop of Rome; John, the last living disciple, does not mention Clement, Anacletus, or Linus as being in succession from Peter, or as having any special position over the church; Their history comes from other histories written by Irenaeus, a second century bishop, as well as Eusebius, a third century Greek historian of Christianity, and others.
90
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 21
John the Apostle turns 74 (approx.), he is exiled and living on the isle of Patmos off the coast of Turkey, While there, he is writing an account of his time with Jesus (later known as The Gospel of John), and an account of future events (later known as The Book of Revelation)
91
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 22
John the Apostle turns 75 (approx.), and is exiled and living on the isle of Patmos off the coast of Turkey, While there, he is writing an account of his time with Jesus (later known as The Gospel of John), and an account of future events (later known as The Book of Revelation)
92
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 23
John the Apostle turns 76 (approx.), and is exiled and living on the isle of Patmos off the coast of Turkey, While there, he is writing an account of his time with Jesus (later known as The Gospel of John), and an account of future events (later known as The Book of Revelation)
93
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 24
John the Apostle turns 77 (approx.), and is exiled and living on the isle of Patmos off the coast of Turkey, While there, he is writing an account of his time with Jesus (later known as The Gospel of John), and an account of future events (later known as The Book of Revelation)
94
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 25
John the Apostle turns 78 (approx.), and is exiled and living on the isle of Patmos off the coast of Turkey, While there, he is writing an account of his time with Jesus (later known as The Gospel of John), and an account of future events (later known as The Book of Revelation)
95
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome – Feradach Finn Fachtnach becomes High King of Ireland (source: The Druids, pg. 169)
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 26
John the Apostle dies at the age of 79 (approx.); He is most likely the last one of the original disciples of Jesus, who, 63 years ago, was crucified and reported to have resurrected; His books and letters are circulating through all the churches in the Roman Empire
An Irish brehon (judge) leaves instructions in his will for the High King of Ireland Feradach Finn Fachtnach (these instructions will later be recorded in the Book of Leinster in 1160, which is now held in Trinity College, Dublin); These instructions read:
"Let him magnify the truth, it will magnify him.
Let him strengthen truth, it will strengthen him.
Let him guard truth, it will guard him.
Let him exalt truth, it will exalt him.
For so long as he guards truth, good shall not fail him and his rule shall not perish
For it is through the ruler's truth that great clans are governed.
Through the ruler's truth massive mortalities are averted from men.
Through the ruler's truth mighty armies of invaders are drawn back into enemy territory.
Through the ruler's truth every law is glorious and every vessel full in his lands.
Through the ruler's truth all the land is fruitful and every child born worthy.
Through the ruler's truth there is abundance of tall corn."
(The Druids, pg. 169)
96
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Domitian dies and Nerva becomes is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome – Feradach Finn Fachtnach is High King of Ireland (source: The Druids, pg. 169)
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 27
97
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Nerva is Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome – Feradach Finn Fachtnach is High King of Ireland (source: The Druids, pg. 169)
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 28
98
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Nerva dies and Trajan becomes Roman Emperor – Clement I is pope/bishop of Rome – Feradach Finn Fachtnach is High King of Ireland (source: The Druids, pg. 169)
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 29
99
RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Trajan is Roman Emperor – Clement I dies and Evaristus becomes the pope/bishop of Rome – Feradach Finn Fachtnach is High King of Ireland (source: The Druids, pg. 169)
Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns 30