Constantine I

The Renaissance was a cultural and societal movement that led to the advancement of many subjects surrounding the humanities and the arts. During this time a new interest of science was also growing. Known as the Enlightenment, it was a time of scientific advancement that began to shift the human understanding of the world from the influence of faith to the lens of science. The Enlightenment was not the only era of humanity that has attempted to explain the existence of God and the origin of…

Constantine had become emperor of Rome in 306, and was considered the most powerful in that part of the world. When he converted to Christianity had most drastic effects on the common practice of the Christian religion and including the factions. When Constantine converted to the Christian religion it was during a war with his own brother and co-emperor named, Maxentius. Before an important battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine was convinced that he should have seek assistance and guidance from…

1. The conversion of Constantine. Brookes claims, “Persecution breeds heroes” and defends Constantine’s conversion based on “the establishment.” Although Constantine at first held tight as a pagan priest, he appeared to favor Christians when he ordered it a capital crime to worship idols. In 312 A.D., Constantine made sure every soldier wore the monogram of Christ on their shield. Constantine lived an aggressive example where he freed Christians from martyrdom in 313 A.D., by ending…

The Survival of the Eastern Empire Essay Constantine’s city was an ideal capitol for the Eastern Roman Empire. Three reasons why Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople where there was an ideal location for trade, it was easier to defend and there was more support for Christianity. First of all, there was an ideal location for trade. According to the article “ The Survival of the Eastern Empire”, “ Waterways, caravan tracks and paved Roman road made…

The decree is "concerning Bacchic associations" which were devoted to Bacchus. Bacchus was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus. "The consuls Quintus Marcius son of Lucius and Spurius Postumius son of Lucius consulted the senate on the 7th day of October in the temple of Bellona." (lines 1-3) The Romans recorded the year by giving the names of the consuls at the time since consuls served 1 year terms. This means that the decree was made on the…

Beginings of Christianity In history change typically is never taken in a good way. Sometimes with change wars have started because the change or new idea denies and or doesn’t agree with the original idea. What happens if someone goes to someone and say what they were thought was all wrong and what they learned was the correct answer. Some say that Christians were hated because of their lack of loyalty to the ruler but it was because of their believes in gods. Christians were being tortured…

In the hundreds of years separating the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in 326 CE to now, it has been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times, but the religious significance of the building has remained the same, if not increased. The Church was destroyed in 1009 by Caliph Hakim, and was not rebuilt until after 1099, when the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem and began to expand the Church (Wilkinson, 1978, p. 11-12). Rebuilding and increasing the size of the Church allowed the…

Christian Empire, the reforms of Diocletian were, Social reforms, Military, Executive, Political, Religious, and Toll. Diocletian’s reforms were expensive and required a predictable income. His reforms results were less than easy to anticipate. He made the Social Reforms in order to give the emperors respect and overcome again. The military reforms to liberate from field armies. He separated the civil leaders from the military leaders. What Diocletian tried to accomplish was that he supported…

His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch. This is the complete title of the current patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It would take an extremely important and influential person to achieve a title like this, and Bartholomew I is fit for this title. Throughout his life, he has been known to be one of the most influential people in the world, and he has achieved many accomplishments. This is a very important and renowned man in the…

28th of October 312 A.D., two of the greatest authorities at the time faced off on the outskirts of Rome. Constantine the Great engaged with his 40,000 troops against Maxentius, who had 100,000 men at his disposal. The victor of this battle would determine the course of Rome 's history for the centuries to come. Though the odds seemed uneven, Constantine destroyed Maxentius and his army.…