Paul the Apostle died in 66 CE in Rome, aged about 61. An early Christian apostle and missionary, Paul was born in Tarsus, a Jewish Roman citizen who was known at first as Saul and who persecuted the followers of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was converted by a vision on the road to Damascus, and he then became the leading missionary to the non-Jewish world, founding churches in Asia Minor, Greece and elsewhere on several journeys. Thirteen letters in the New Testament are attributed to him, and seven are accepted by almost all scholars as authentic, which are the earliest Christian writings. Tradition holds that he was executed in Rome under Nero.
Before and after
- from 19 July 64 CE to 26 July 64 CEGreat Fire of Rome
- 65 CEDeath of Saint Peter
- from 66 CE to 74 CEFirst Jewish-Roman War
- from 66 CE to 135 CEJewish–Roman Wars
- 66 CEDeath of Paul the Apostle
- from June 68 CE to December 69 CEYear of the Four Emperors
- 9 June 68 CEDeath of Nero
- August 70 CEThe Romans destroy the Temple in Jerusalem
- 24 January 76 CEBirth of Hadrian
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