Tetrarchy

was one of the most powerful and influential empires in history. Roman allies associated themselves with Roman traditions. Despite the division of the Roman Empire, Christians continued to be persecuted. Constantine, one of Caesar’s sons from the Tetrarchy, would go on to become emperor of Rome and challenged traditional beliefs. Under the rule of Constantine, he implemented a series of reforms such as the edict of Milan, Nicene Creed and changes in the culture of Rome, shifted the empire’s…

that the empire was too large to be ruled by one man, so he split it into western and eastern halves. He would rule the eastern part, while a ruler called an augustus led the western part. Both had a right hand man to assist them, making this a tetrarchy. His goal was to give each part of the empire the local leadership and attention it needed. Though this system failed due to succession, Diocletian’s ideas of a reorganized system…

Romeo and Juliet a play written in the year 1597 by and writer which published the most exquisite as well as retailed the English modern language, his play was symbolic in many eyes by the emotions and feelings which was brought to centre stage, not only did it bring laughter and joy to the theatre, he also has written a play which in the 20th century is still being used. The fine gentleman’s name was William Shakespeare. In this controlled assessment I will be analysing how lord Capulet, the…

Many things contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire even before it split into eastern and western Rome and became known as Rome and the Byzantium Empire. During the height of Rome’s power it had control of most of modern day Europe and some of north Africa. With its size cam problems one of which were nearly constant war with barbarian tribes. Sadly “In 410 C.E., the Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire.” This was the first time that…

Byzantine was an empire lost to the void of time, its memory wiped from minds of all. Lars Brownworth, an established author, tried to do justice to the book and offer a voice to the ones drowned out by the pages of history. He told the stories of a great empire that served as a ground of rebirth for a crumbling Rome, rescuing it from a certain doom, in an attempt to expose one to the history of Byzantine vast enough to rival the lands of the empire during the reign of Justinian. The author…

The expansion and evolution of the Roman Empire occurred over hundreds of years. The Roman Empire expanded to its height in the second century C.E. stretching three thousand miles from Britain to Egypt, with a border nearly six thousand miles long. This evolution brought with it adverse changes which greatly impacted the strength of the Roman Empire. The deterioration of the army greatly contributed to the demise of the Roman Empire. Many things can be attributed to the military’s crucial role…

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…

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 struggles to occur all over the…

In AD 64, a large fire spread through Rome and nearly destroyed it, crippling its economy and forcing many citizens to flee. Nero, who is often accused of “fiddling while Rome burned,” irresponsibly stood by as much of Rome was consumed. Now in a difficult position, he blamed Christian arsonists. This led to a large, state-sanctioned killing of Christians that continued, on-and-off depending on various historical events and periods of peace, to AD 313, when Constantine ended it with the Edict…