Freedom of religion/Timelines

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A timeline (or several) relating to Freedom of religion.

BC

  • 399 Athens executes Socrates on charges including introducing new gods
  • c. 250 Indian Emperor Asoka declares freedom of religion but bans animal sacrifice

  • 313 Edict of Milan grants freedom of religion throughout the dominions of Emperors Constantine and Licinius (by the end of the year this covered the whole Roman Empire)
  • 843 Most Chinese Buddhist monasteries closed by imperial decree
  • 1215 Canon 3 of the fourth Lateran Council orders extermination of heretics; rulers failing to implement this to be excommunicated and their subjects absolved from their allegiance
  • 1290 Jews expelled from England
  • 1492 Jews expelled from Spain