Constantine I

Christianity was a religion brought to us to promote division,not unity. There are many examples of Christianity dividing people,and separating their values.These examples consist of, the persecutions,The Great Schism,and all the divisions of the whole Christian religion. A lot of people argue that Christianity was brought to us to provide unity,and others argue it was created for division,which makes no sense because why would any create something to promote division. The Great Schism was…

The Roman and Han Empires were the greatest empires in history. Both empires showed great military forces, strived in economic trade, and their territories covered vasts amounts of land, yet they both had an unfortunate collapse. Although the Roman and Han empires are similar politically and socially in that there was conflict between the statuses there were also differences. In both Imperial Rome and Han China there was a social unrest during the collapses of the empires. The society of the Han…

In the lead up to his showdown with his imperial rival Maxentius, St. Constantine seems to have seen some kind of phenomenon in the sky that reminded him of a cross. So he prayed for victory to the Christian god, who he knew, because of his Christian mother. When he went on to win an against-all-odds victory and found himself ruler of the Roman Empire, he did what any superstitious Roman soldier would have done - he kept his end of the bargain. He converted to the Christian faith and honored…

Even though Christianity is illegal and Christians can be subject to persecution, the Roman law had the effect of protecting its members of the early Church by not taking into account anonymous accusations and former beliefs of Christianity, giving them multiple opportunities to abandon the Church, and not intruding into their personal lives. In the letter of Emperor Trajan to Governor Pliny, Trajan replies that Pliny did the right thing in executing Christians who repeatedly confirmed they were…

I believe that the current location of Camelot is in Tintagel in North Cornwall. After a summer fire burned away surfaces of the earth, it revealed hundreds of buildings that had previously been on the site. This could indicate the civilization of the people of Camelot. Also, a slate with rare inscriptions was found on the site that dated back to the 5th century, the time period of King Arthur. Another interesting indicator that this may be the location of Camelot is the cave located on the…

Then final large persecution of Christians began under the rule of Diocletian. This became known as the ‘Great’ Persecution and it took place between the years 303 and 313. Although this was the last of the persecutions the Christians in the Roman Empire, it is also considered to be the most severe. It started with the issuance of the First Edict in early 303. The biggest effect of this edict was that all Christian churches were to be destroyed, as well as all copies of scriptures and liturgical…

destroyed churches, took Christians out of office, and enslaved lower-class Christians. They survived throughout the rest of Diocletian’s reign until Constantine took over in 311 AD and enacted the Edict of Toleration, which permitted Christian worship and Christianity became the favored religion of the empire. In 313 AD, The Edict of Milan brought Constantine from the west and Licinius from the east of the empire together to end all policies and…

Constantine is often regarded as the first Christian emperor, receiving veneration as a saint in both the Eastern and Western churches. The myth of “Saint Constantine” states that he awoke in the middle of the night, a bead of sweat might have been dripping down his temple, as he recalled the dream that initiated the rise of Christianity . Visions of Christ had told him in this dream to paint the first letter of Jesus’s last name on his army’s shields and for the spears to be made into crosses .…

emperor Trajan (r. 98-117) to the province of Bithynia on official business. During his visit, Pliny encountered Christians, and he wrote to the emperor about them. The governor indicated that he had ordered the execution of several Christians, "for I held no question that whatever it was they admitted, in any case obstinancy and unbending perversity deserve to be punished." However, he was unsure what to do about those who said they were no longer Christians, and asked Trajan his advice. The…

Constantine was one of the greatest emperors during the time of the Roman Empire. Christianity helped the Roman empire from not collapsing and Constantine found a way to improve both Christianity and Rome. Christianity took the blame for all problems the empire faced, Constantine was a great ruler and was the reason Rome was saved, and Constantine brought Rome and Christianity together by making it the religion of Rome. This allowed Rome to flourish and it is credited to Constantine and…