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    resort for Christians, and is only used for a right reason. Many times Christians carried the sword and it benefitted Christianity. These Christians, though, had a just reason to fight, not lashing out because of anger. Under the rule of Emperor Diocletian, Christians were persecuted for believing in God. Still, Constantine had to use force, allowing Christianity's legalism, and that no one was to kill a Christian for their faith. And, because of this, Christianity spread, thousands were…

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    primarily spread Christianity for religious reasons, as seen in his legal advocacy of Christians in the Roman Empire, his funding of religious churches and cities, as well as his personal commitments to the Christian religion. During 305 BC, Emperor Diocletian established a tetrarchy of Caesars in the Roman Empire. Eventually, one of Diocletian's Caesars, Constantius Chlorus, would gain influence in the Roman empire. With his death in the year 306, Rome plunged into civil war, causing power…

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    Others claim that the splitting of the Roman Empire into the western and eastern halves by Diocletian had the biggest impact on the downfall of Rome due to the growing weakness of the West and the resolute power of the East (Andrews). Many theories abound as to which factor posed the ultimate threat to the health of Roman society. It seems, however…

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    leaders it fell into the hands of the weak who could not control the city and this was the start of the great city’s downfall. Some believe that the fall of Rome was due to the splitting of the empire and, this all happened under the rule of Emperor Diocletian. He believed that there was too much area to govern under one body, at this time the Roman Empire stretched from the British Isles and into Africa. The spit seemed hopeful for a while, but this didn't…

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    Tacitus which is a Rome historian’s record and narrate. Nero deliberately incendiary in Rome city and fabricate it against Christians. Afterwards Galelious did same thing to Christian twice in fifteen days. It compelled the empire in that period-Diocletian to make decision to kill Christians. And for incite people to hate Christian, many Politicians started rumors to Christian, like when Christians sacrifice God, they killed infant and drink their blood, ate the meat. And they said…

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    Southwestern Macedonia. The established date of the city is unknown, but Berea has been surrendered to the Romans after the Battle of Pydna (168 B.C.). Moreover, it is the first Macedonian city that surrendered to the Roman Empire. During the reign of Diocletian (284-305 A.D.), Berea became one of the two capitals of Roman Empire. At the entrance of Berea, there was sign that quoted Acts 17:11 and says, “The Word of God is a power, neither Hell nor sin gainsay; fruit and blessing abound in the…

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    internal. This essay will show the political, economical, military and social causes that caused Rome to fall. The politics of the Roman Empire was a factor that eventually made the Empire fall. The Roman empire grew so big that the Emperor (Emperor Diocletian) decided to split the empire into two separate parts. This alone caused many problems for the…

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    The world underwent many changes between 200 C. E. and 1000 C. E. In the region of the Americas, Teotihuacan fell in 750, while the Anasazi culture flourished and grew from 700 onwards. The Tiwanaku and Wari controlled the Peruvian Highlands in the Andes between 600 and 1000. Between 800 and 900, the Mayan centers were abandoned in the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Mississippian cultures began to develop in the 900’s in North America. The Toltec founded their capital of Tula in 968. In India,…

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    Origen, which connects the lines of early Christian period to the new spirit that is manifested in the Church. Persecutions were run by the emperors Valerian and Aurelian as well, but the greatest persecution of Christianity was experienced during Diocletian and his co-ruler and associates (284-311), particularly Galerius. However, Christianity has spread so much by Diocletian’s time that Christians already existed at his court. Finally, the Emperor Constantine the Great brings freedom to…

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    Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Νικόλαος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, a practice celebrated on his feast day―St Nicholas Day (6 December Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (Greek Anatolia) in the Roman Empire, to a Greek Family, during the third century in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia)…

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