THE TEN PRIMITIVE PERSECUTIONS.
The first persecution under Nero, A. D. 67 19
The second persecution under Domitian, A. D. 81 19
The third persecution under Trajan, A. D. 108 20
The fourth persecution under Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, A. D. 162 22
The fifth persecution commencing with Severus, A. D. 192 25
The sixth persecution under Maximinus, A. D. 235 27
The seventh persecution under Decius, A. D. 249 27
The eighth persecution under Valerian, A. D. 257 31
The ninth persecution under Aurelian, A. D. 274 34
The tenth persecution under Diocletian, A. D. 303 36