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45 Cards in this Set
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What year was the apex of the empire?
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166 AD
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When did Marcus Aurelius live/reign?
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121-180, 161-180
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When was History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written and by whom?
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1776 Edward Gibbon
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When was the Antonine Plague?
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167
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What is epicureanism?
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Refined enjoyment of pleasure.
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What is stoicism?
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Apathy, impervious to emotional pain. Materialistic. Fatalistic
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What are Origen's 2 core principles?
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1. God created creatures in divine providence but all creatures are morally free
2. Everything made by god is just, pre-existence of souls caused inequality |
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What is gnosticism?
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Explains problem of evil by attributing creation to a wicked source.
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What are the 3 key points of middle platonism?
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1. The soul is immaterial
2. The gods/spirits interact with the world 3. Salvation is to achieve likeness to god through contemplation |
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What is apoctastasis?
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All will be restored by god in the end
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Who wrote Leucippe and Clitophon?
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Achilles Tatius
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When did Commodus rule?
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180-193
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Who wrote Life of Plotinus?
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Porphyry
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When was the Severan Dynasty?
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193-235
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When was the crisis of the 3rd century?
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235-284
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When were all inhabitants of Roman empire declared citizens?
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212
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What are the four Neo-Platonist levels of existence?
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1. One- Unifying concept, the absolute, good, perfect
2. Intellect - Purest ideal intellectual forms 3. Soul - Human pieces of the intellect 4. Matter - Opposite of soul, temporary |
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When did Diocletian rule?
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284-305
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Who created tetrarchy?
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Diocletian
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When did the first great Xian persecution begin?
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303
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How long did the first great persecution last?
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303-312
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When did the Battle of the Milvian Bridge happen? Who beat who?
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312, Constantine kills Maxentius sole ruler of West
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How long was Constantine sole ruler?
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324-337
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When was Constantine's vision?
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310-312
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When was the Edict of Milan passed?
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313
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When was the first Nicean Council?
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325
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What are 3 key points about Athanasius of Alexander?
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1. Life is filled with effort to establish orthodoxy on an imperial scale
2. Reps entanglement of church in politics of the empire 3. "life of St. Antony" sparks ascetic, monastic movement |
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What were Arius' beliefs?
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1. Subordinationist: Christ was not co-eternal with god
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What does Homoousios mean?
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Jesus is the same substance as god
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Whad does Homoiousios mean?
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Similar substance not same
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What are the 3 points of Late Antique Art?
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1. Expression of cultural values not a product of decadence
2. Spans shift from classical to Medieval 3. Art goes from realism to symbolism |
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When did Julian live?
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331-363
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When did Julian reign?
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361-363
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What are the 3 keys of Gregory of Nyssa?
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1. Representative of post Niceaen Council generation
2. Reps purest expression of Eastern form of Xianity 3. Important figure in the development of Christian asceticism |
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Who are the 3 Cappadocian fathers?
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Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzas, and Basil of Caeserea
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When was the battle of Adrianople?
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378, Valens defeated by Goths. Borders never secure again
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When did Theodosius I rule?
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379-395
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When did Xianity become official state religion?
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391
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When was Augustine born?
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354
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When was the Confessions written?
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397
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When was The Confessions written? author? genre? key points?
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397, Augustine, semi-autobiography.
1. Trained to devote self to transient, temporary pursuits as child. 2. Love of evil for the sake of evil. 3. Possessed by pursuit for philosophical truth. 4. |
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When was To Himself written? author? genre? key points?
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170-180, Marcus Aurelius, diary.
1. Stoic notions 2. Emotional apathy 3. Matter unimportant |
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When was On First Principles written? author? genre? key points?
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Origen, systematic theology
1. God can only be known through Jesus, not human reason 2. God is creator, but all creatures are morally free 3. Jesus is incarnate god-man 4. The soul pre-existed, will last forever, and has free will |
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Life of Plotinus written? author? genre? key points?
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Porphyry, philosophy
1. Distinction between ideal and sensory 2. Immortal soul 3. Levels of existence |
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