Christianization

Divorce laws and the opinions around them have changed dramatically throughout modern history. Today in 2018 America, divorce is common, legal, and generally accepted. However, back in the Roman Empire, things were quite different. Augustus Caesar was a Pagan emperor who brought back strict legislation to limit divorce. Constantine was the first Christian Caesar in the history of the Roman Empire. Yet, he still passed laws that restricted divorce across the Roman Empire. Both emperors passed…

The reading, Paul Gaugin and the Invention of Primitivist Modernism by Abigail Solomon-Godeau shows the myth of Gauguin, as an artists who pursue a “primitive state.” In 1883, at the age of 35, Gauguin decided to break with his bourgeois life, and become a full time artist. In 1886, he travel to Breton in order to find a different atmosphere from the civilized society in what he considered was a country with archaic customs. For the first time he presented himself as a “savage” who wanted to…

The impact that Greco-Roman had influence upon the development of religious architecture had an enormous effect on things. The Greco-Roman effected the art styles, the agriculture, and the types of religious that were being practiced in that time period. The architecture that stood out to me the most would have to be the different types of buildings that where created. The basilica is the most unique one in my opinion “the basilica was not a new architectural form”. (Farber) The reason why the…

Constantine the Great (I) was an Emperor of the Roman Empire from 306-324 A.D. and The Emperor of the Roman Empire from 324 until his death in 337. One of the few Roman Emperors to be considered great, Constantine reigned during a period of great upheaval in the Empire, but still managed to enact reforms and stabilize the state, thus on these bases, he was an exemplary ruler. Constantine came to power first as the Caesar of the Western Empire in 305 A.D. when his father Constantius was raised to…

significant influence in the role of the government. Yet, at other times, it has been entirely submissive to the will of the government and used as a propaganda tool for the promotion of autocracy. Through it all, it persevered. Suffice to say, the Christianization of Russia is evidence of the affable connection between what establishes cultural harmony as the unique mode of human existence and its political impact on a…

The impact of Christianity on Roman society, culture, and politics Whether or not Christianity had a positive or negative impact on Roman society, their culture or politics has been greatly debated. Numerous articles and letters have been extensively written and debated on the subject. Clearly, the point of view can and has been eschewed depending on the author’s background in light of whether they were a Christian or practicing traditional Roman civic polytheism. I intend to show that both…

The French Revolution, which began in 1789 in Paris, overthrew in France the monarchy and established a republic. This revolution swept across Europe and had a considerable impact on the rest of it. It engenders in its conquest an exercise in state making and responses were in majority positive for Europe’s intellectuals and politicians. Although some saw the arrival of this revolution movement with relief and excitement others did not. But what were the really impacts of this Revolution on the…

international relations for the worst. There were many changes to society and the way of life for the French citizens at the time of the Revolution. The Revolutionaries wanted to separate the church and state and therefore shut down it down in a de-Christianization campaign (610). Years late, after…

Constantine was important mostly for being the “ agent of the Christianization of the Roman Empire” (Eadie 1). Constantinople “was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire,” founded by Constantine in 324 A.D. (“Ancient Greece” 162). After six years of civil war, Constantine “dislodged” Maxentius at Milivian Bridge in 312…

BACKGROUND OF JAPAN Japan is one of the major economic powers of the modern world, it currently has the third greatest economy in the entire world right behind The USA and China despite the fact that it is a small area country. Among the long history of Japan, it has had three particular economic and political periods. The first period is Edo period which began in 1603, and ended in 1868. The Meiji period began right after Edo period with enthroning of Emperor Meiji. After the unconditional…