Yongle Emperor

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 emperor persecution. No longer was it illegal to be a Christian. In 328 A.D., he established Constantinople and by 332 A.D. he began building churches. Although, he was persecuted by many he was baptized just before he died proving his conversion.…

The economic differences between the patricians and the plebian classes were, the patricians were one with the plebian people. At the beginning, they were not allies, their goals in Rome were to get rid of the kings in power. When this happened, The patricians inherited the wealth and the plebian people were impoverished. The Plebian class lived in the rural areas while the patricians lived in developing areas like the city of Rome. The plebian people politically could still vote but not be a…

Introduction The emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, is most known for being the tallest and heaviest penguin in the world (Magnuson). The emperor penguin is a type of bird in the Spheniscidae family, which is the only family in the order and is home to many other aquatic birds (Magnuson). Emperor penguins live in the arctic tundra biome on the coast of Antarctica (Magnuson). Emperor penguins are carnivorous and will eat fish, krill and squid (Magnuson). A few of the emperor penguin’s…

Most Roman emperors were very successful in each of their time periods and accomplished many things. But today won’t be talking about most Roman emperors. We will be talking about the reign of Constantine, his rise to power, and his fall. The ruler Constantine has appropriately been known as the most important and crucial ruler of Late Antiquity. He was born on February 27th, 272 A.D and died on May 22nd, 337 A.D. Constantine ruled from 306 A.D to 337 A.D. Constantine’s intense…

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…

Roman civil war happened caused by the slave group in late Roman Republic to complete political power and the establishment of military dictatorship. Caesar had occupied Rome and the civil war began. Later, Caesar defeated two other opponents. He practiced personal dictatorship, soon Caesar was assassinated and alliance with Augustus. Augustus is the final winner and the civil war came to an end. He established the Roman Empire. In fact, the civil war played an important role in promoting the…

of the Western Roman Empire. Many of Rome’s emperors were greedy, cruel, and lacked the skills needed to rule an empire. In addition, multiple emperors were mentally unstable. An outstanding example of an emperor with these traits is Nero. Nero burned down much of the heart of Rome, in order to make a palace to attest to his riches and honor himself. He also thought of himself much like a god and killed his own mother. A large number of Rome’s emperors were assassinated by their own Praetorian…

view of the entire public area. The monument focused attention on rome in that it made Rome a true center, a culmination of the expanses of the soon-to-be empire. It was such a success in its meaning, in fact, that in the fourth century A.D. the Emperor Constantine I erected a similar monument of identical purpose in Byzantium, in direct imitation of Augustus. Augustus’s contributions and addition to the system of the old Republican roads served both to revitalize them for their practical needs…

The Burg Eltz castle began construction between the 9th and the 13th century between Koblenz and Trier, Germany, and took more than 500 years to finally complete construction. The Eltz castle is one of two Medieval castles in Germany to have never been destroyed. Actually, the Burg Eltz castle has never seen battle action in it’s whole 800 years of existence. The castle was built over the Moselle river in a strategically important position, and the foundation itself is 70 meters high. In German…

Today I am going to talk about how Christianity destroyed Rome. God gave Christianity power for helping Constantine believe only in him. Christianity enforced their will on Emperor Theodosius. Finally, Augustine showed the Romans that they were spared by the barbarians through the respect of Christ. In Rome their were a group of men that were called Christians and had a great power. “They offered a spiritual comfort and the prospect of salvation on the one hand, and even riches as a worldly…