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title: "History of Western Philosophy: Timeline. Centuries -I to V"
description: Events and thinkers of the history of Western philosophy from the
  1st to 5th century
author:
  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
  url: http://graciela-caldeiro.idoneos.com
canonical: https://philosophy.idoneos.com/timeline/centuries_-i_a_v/
source: timeline/centuries_-i_a_v/index.md
---

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<table border="0" style="border: 0pt solid #000000; background-image: url(../../d/fi/filosofia/Línea_de_tiempo/Siglos_-I_a_V/_files/romaantigua.jpg.webp); height: 441px; text-align: center;" width="599"><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;">Oh! <a href="https://idoneos.com/static/images/infogr/icon_1_4.png.webp"></a><p></p>&#10;<p></p></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>&#160;filośofos</em></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;">historical<i></i>&#160;events&#10;</td></tr><em><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;">-I<em><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts/ciceron">Cicero (-106 -43)<i></i><p></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://tags.idoneos.com/Andr%F3nico_de_Rodas"><em>Andronicus of Rhodes</em></a></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts/posidonio"><em>Posidonium (-135 -51)</em></a></p>&#10;<p><em>Enesidemo (-80 -10)</em></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts?cx=partner-pub-6617584947289036:pvxlkp-sgg2&cof=forid:11&q=filon+de+alejandria&sa=buscar#395"><em>Philon of Alexandria (-20 50)</em></a></p>&#10;<p><em>Lucretius (-99 -55)</em></p>&#10;<p></p></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>-82 -79 Sulla</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>-73 -71 Spartacus Rebellion</em></p>&#10;<p><em>-58 -51 Caesar conquers the Gallias</em></p>&#10;<p><i></i>-46 Julian Calendar&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p><em>-27 Octavian Augustus, Empire</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td></em></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>I</em></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts/seneca"><em>Seneca (-5 - 65)</em></a><p></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts?cx=partner-pub-6617584947289036:pvxlkp-sgg2&cof=forid:11&q=plutarco&sa=buscar#1102"><em>Plutarch (50 - 120)</em></a></p>&#10;<p><em>Justino (100 - 162)</em></p>&#10;<p><em>Apuleyo (123 - 180)</em></p>&#10;<p><em>Irenaeus (130 - 202)</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>14 August</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>54 Nero</em></p>&#10;<p><em>69 Flavia Dynasty</em></p>&#10;<p><i></i>98 The Antonios&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em><em>I</em></em></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>Alexander of Aphrodisia (198)</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>Epiket (130)</em></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://tags.idoneos.com/Marco_Aurelio"><em>Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180)</em></a></p>&#10;<p><em>Nicomachus of Gerasa (60 - 120)</em></p>&#10;<p>Empirical<i></i>Sixth&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p><em>Tertullian (155-230)</em></p>&#10;<p><a href="https://historiadelaciencia.idoneos.com/366852"><em>Ptolemy (100 - 170)</em></a></p>&#10;<p><em>Clement of Alexandria (150 - 215)</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: center;"><em>117 Adriano</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>161 Marcus Aurelius </em></p>&#10;<p><em>The pressure of the barbarian peoples begins</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td></tr></em><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>I<i>I</i>I</em></td><em><i><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>Origins (185 - 264)</em><p></p>&#10;<p><a href="../329764#Plotino_(205-270"><em>Plotine (205 - 270)</em></a>)</p>&#10;<p><em>Porphyry (232 - 304)</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>Under Roman Empire</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>Dissemination of Manichaeism</em></p>&#10;<p><em>284 Diocletian</em></p>&#10;<p></p></td></i></em></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>IV</em></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>Khamblic (232 - 304)</em><p></p>&#10;<p><em>Eusebius (232 - 304)</em></p>&#10;<p><a href="../330869#Agust%C3%ADn_de_Hipona_(354-430"><em>Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430)</em></a>)</p>&#10;<p></p></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><i></i>325 Council of Nicaea&#10;<i></i><p></p>&#10;<p><em><i></i></em>337 Constantine<i></i></p>&#10;<p><em>313 Edict of Milan</em></p>&#10;<p><em>391 Official religion: Christianity</em></p>&#10;<p><i></i>395 Empire Division&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>V</em></td><td style="border: 1px solid #000000; text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://www.idoneos.com/concepts?cx=partner-pub-6617584947289036:pvxlkp-sgg2&cof=forid:11&q=proclo&sa=buscar#337"><em>Proclamation (410 - 485)</em></a></td> <td style="border: 1px solid #000000;"><em>410 Looting of Rome</em><p></p>&#10;<p><i></i>432 Council of Ephesus&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p><em>451 Attila invades Italy</em></p>&#10;<p><em>576 The Empire of the West Falls</em></p>&#10;<p><i></i>529 Justinian closes the philosophical schools of Athens&#10;<i></i></p>&#10;<p></p></td></tr></table>