Foxe's Book of Martyrs 






Chapter 2



The Ten Primitive Persecutions



  1. The First Persecution, Under Nero, A.D. 67

  2. The Second Persecution, Under Domitian, A.D. 81

  3. The Third Persecution, Under Trajan, A.D. 108

  4. The Fourth Persecution, Under Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, A.D. 162

  5. The Fifth Persecution, Commencing with Severus, A.D. 192

  6. The Sixth Persecution, Under Maximus, A.D. 235

  7. The Seventh Persecution, Under Decius, A.D. 249

  8. The Eighth Persecution, Under Valerian, A.D. 257

  9. The Ninth Persecution Under Aurelian, A.D. 274

  10. The Tenth Persecution, Under Diocletian, A.D. 303

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