Diocletian

Throughout history religion and politics have played a vital role in shaping civilizations. Politics determine who will run the country and religion will always be a factor on how a country is ran. These two go hand in hand and can influence the outcome of the community. The Roman Empire is a prime example of how a civilization relies on the structure of the government. Theodosius the Great conveys the problem with Ancient Rome when he says, “I do not say that the people in that century were…

thanks to Alexander many other polytheistic gods were turned into Greek savior gods or goddess. Then there was the Romans. Just like the other western nations they had a polytheistic view in their religion. During later Roman rule one man named Diocletian claimed he ruled with a divine comrade. He was a believer in Hellenistic that the gods made him the emperor. He then persecuted Christians by death ,because Christian subjects didn't believe In the other gods. The persecution lasted until…

The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ created a spiritual up rise in the early centuries of Rome. Jesus’ teachings were being spread throughout the kingdom by his Apostles and a new religion called “Christianity” was embraced and expanded. Christians worship one God and believe in a trinity of their God. The concept of a monotheistic religion wasn’t accepted in the pagan Roman Empire. Christian beliefs were insulting to the pagan polytheistic culture. Christians did not have legal…

It affected Augustine's thinking because of the question of how to be a real Christian; it’s so because monasticism called for people to completely leave the civilization, family, sex, career, and marriage, in order to follow Christ faithfully. The question was; was it necessary to leave all that behind because of the faith? 2. What were the conditions that led Augustine to compose On the City of God? The sack of Rome provoked Augustine to write about the apologetics against paganism in On the…

The assassination of Caesar on Ides of March of 44 BC, marked the beginning of sweeping changes that will push Roman state into the civil war out of which Octavian will emerge as the sole ruler of Rome, dissolving in that manner half a millennia long period of Republic. The next five centuries Rome will flourish, struggle, change and eventually, under the heavy pressure from incursions of Germanic and other peoples that came in waves from the steppes of today's Russia and Asia, collapse leaving…

The Roman Empire wasn’t built in a day. Everyone might have heard that. Rome was huge. Rome covered North Africa, some part of Asia and most of Europe. The Empire reached its height under Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) However, Rome did fall. The collapse begins at 180 CE, when Marcus Aurelius died. His son, Commodus took control of Rome and he was a poor leader. Time of disarray followed. The Roman empire collapsed, because of plagues, barbarian invasion, and political problems. Plagues and…

In this essay, I will be discussing the development of Christianity from the life of Jesus through the second century. I researched how Christianity separated itself from Judaism and the issues that affected the development of the religion. I also discuss how the Roman bureaucracy reacted to Christianity, including which Emperors persecuted Christians, and which did not. The doctrine of Christianity had a huge impact on the Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity spread throughout the Roman…

From an Italian city-state, Rome turned itself into one of the largest empires in world history. For the centuries Rome held superiority over the western world with it’s major advancements and prosperity, along with its cultural, technological and social dominance. Rome’s influence on the Western civic tradition resulted into a government that would allow Rome to thrive with efficiency and stability for centuries. Rome’s large military success, along with their ambition and greed led them to be…

split of the Roman Empire into two divisions– eastern and western empires, were the results of the quick growth of the Roman Empire. Because of this growth, successful rule of each area was becoming difficult. In hope to maintain order, Emperor Diocletian came to the conclusion around 285 CE that the best solution to this problem would be to split the Roman Empire . The eastern part of the Roman Empire, know as the Byzantine Empire, was founded by Constantine the Great in 330 AD and had a…

Fortunately, I believe the United States will not fall soon like Rome did. The United States exhibits different manifestations than Rome did. For example, the United States has a strong and consistent military force, many cures and doctors for illness, and a good election process. I will provide evidence to show this to you in the paragraphs below. My class notes say that Rome was having problems with having a loyal and strong army. For example, there were, “military leaders fighting among…