Xianfeng Emperor

were under enormous pressure to betray their relationship with Jesus and God. Especially from 100 A.D. to 313, when it was illegal to be a Christian under the Roman Empire (“Christ Our Life”). While the Roman empire normally worshipped the Roman Emperor as a god, the followers of Jesus knew that they already had a relationship with their single and own God and would not betray their beliefs. In order to reduce the number of dissidents, many of the Christians who affirmatively held on to their…

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 .…

Gudorf gives a brief history on the transformation of Christian societies due to the death penalty. He explains that about a coupe centuries Christians were urged t live a non-violant life. On Idolatry, written at the turn of the third century, Tertullian insists that among the professions or trades forbidden to Christians were executioner and torturer. He states that until the end of the second century, Chrisitans were not in the army. As the Roman Empire in the third and fourth century became…

Eusebius’ excerpt The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine and Mou Tzu’s excerpt The Disposition of Error clearly depict the issues Rome and China faced as these new religions entered their society. During Eusebius’ time Christianity was a fairly new religion and was seen as a threat to Pagan Rome, thus it received a lot of backlash. Mou Tzu lived in 6th century China which was after the Han Dynasty fell. This was a time where people were open to new ideas. Thus Mahayana Buddhism flourished…

controversial woman emperor that was able to reign china for many years. Empress Wu Killed many I mean many people in her circle, but She still was a Buddhist in everyone’s eyes which surprises me.The once reigning Emperor of China became a Buddhist because of her more than slight obsession of power and becoming the emperor of China. The buddhist religion was her weapon to get the Chinese people to believe that she was the next emperor of china chosen by god and once she was able to be emperor,…

rich and noble family and was taught to play music, write, and read Chinese classics. By the age of 13, she was known for her wit, intelligence, as well as her beauty and soon became a concubine for Emperor Tai Tsung. Wu arrived at the palace as a concubine in about 636 AD. After the death Emperor Tai Tsung, Wu became the favorite concubine of…

be rolled up into a carpet which was then presented to Caesar. There, she made a deep and lasting impression on the future Roman Emperor, who would father a son to her (Crawford, 2007). Likewise, Empress Wu used seduction and planning to become the prized consort and confidant of Emperors Taizong and Gaozong. It is rumored that Wu achieved this by allowing the Emperors to satisfy their most forbidden sexual pleasures (Dash, 2012). Of course, these tales of feminine seduction may themselves be…

the intellectual skills that were for men during this time period. Fast forward into the future in 638 CE, she was actually selected by Emperor Taizong at the age of 14 to become a concubine for him. He would flirt with her and call her 'Mei-Niang' meaning 'beautiful girl'. She was basically a maid of the so-called “royals”. One day she had talked to the emperor about Chinese History, surprising Taizong, he also was amazed that she could read and write. She, later on, became his secretary who…

beginnings as a daughter of a lumber merchant to becoming the emperor of China was a story of deception and murder. Many things contributed to the rise of Wu Zhao, including her education and experience, gaining the affection of the emperor, and how she manipulated others in court. Once she gained a position in court, she was able to stay in power due to her network of spies and informers and her loyal ministers, the worsening health of emperor Gaozong, how she prevented others from rising to…

Juxtapose the Tang Empress Wu Zetian also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China throughout 690-705 AD) with the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31 BC). For this task, we will contrast two of the utmost remarkable woman Emperors in world history; Empress Wu and Pharaoh Cleopatra. Both empresses ascended to power under competently diverse circumstances and there is a marked converse among their regime and their completions. Ascension to Power Wu…