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117

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117 ID: 3841
St. Sixtus I becomes seventh pope - deals with Easter date controversy, martyred under Hadrian
ID: 3841
Rome
117 ID: 4015
Death of Trajan - dies of stroke in Cilicia, wife Plotina announces Hadrian as successor
ID: 4015
Cilicia
117 ID: 4016
Hadrian becomes emperor - Trajan's cousin, abandons conquests, focuses on consolidation
ID: 4016
Rome
117 ID: 4132
Gospel of John completed - last canonical gospel written, emphasis on Christ's divinity, written in Ephesus
ID: 4132
Ephesus