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Western Civ. Late Roman Empire
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THE LATER ROMAN THE LATER ROMAN EMPIREEMPIRE
180 AD-476 AD180 AD-476 AD
ROME IN CRISISROME IN CRISIS
POLITICAL UNREST THROUGHOUT THE POLITICAL UNREST THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCESPROVINCES
WARFARE WARFARE MANY EMPERORS WERE MURDEREDMANY EMPERORS WERE MURDERED ROME THREATENED BY INVADING GROUPS ROME THREATENED BY INVADING GROUPS
FROM THE PROVINCESFROM THE PROVINCES HIGH PRICES HIGH PRICES ECONOMIC PROBLEMSECONOMIC PROBLEMS FOOD SHORTAGESFOOD SHORTAGES
EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN 284-305 AD284-305 AD
DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WESTEAST AND WEST
PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS INTENSIFIEDINTENSIFIED
CONSTANTINE AND CHRISTIAN CONSTANTINE AND CHRISTIAN ROMEROME
CONSTANTINECONSTANTINE
RULED FROM 306 AD-337 ADRULED FROM 306 AD-337 AD CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY AFTER CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY AFTER
SEEING A VISION IN THE SKY AND GAINING SEEING A VISION IN THE SKY AND GAINING A GREAT VICTORY IN BATTLE (BATTLE OF A GREAT VICTORY IN BATTLE (BATTLE OF THE MILVIAN BRIDGE)THE MILVIAN BRIDGE)
CLAIMED TO HAVE SEEN THE GREEK CLAIMED TO HAVE SEEN THE GREEK LETTERS X AND P (FIRST TWO LETTERS OF LETTERS X AND P (FIRST TWO LETTERS OF CHRIST)CHRIST)
ROME’S FIRST CHRISTIAN EMPERORROME’S FIRST CHRISTIAN EMPEROR
CONSTANTINE SEES THE SIGN IN THE SKYCONSTANTINE SEES THE SIGN IN THE SKY
CHI RHOCHI RHOFIRST TWO LETTERS OF CHRIST IN GREEKFIRST TWO LETTERS OF CHRIST IN GREEK
(CONSTANTINE’S VISION)(CONSTANTINE’S VISION)
EDICT OF MILANEDICT OF MILAN
ISSUED BY CONSTANTINE IN ISSUED BY CONSTANTINE IN
AD 313AD 313LEGALIZED LEGALIZED CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIANITY
THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRETHROUGHOUT THE EMPIRECONSTANTINE TOOK AN ACTIVE CONSTANTINE TOOK AN ACTIVE
ROLE IN CHURCH AFFAIRSROLE IN CHURCH AFFAIRS
COUNCIL OF NICAEA COUNCIL OF NICAEA
CALLED BY CONSTANTINE IN AD 325CALLED BY CONSTANTINE IN AD 325 WORKED TO UNIFY THE CHRISTIAN WORKED TO UNIFY THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH IN THE EMPIRECHURCH IN THE EMPIRE ESTABLISHED THE ESTABLISHED THE NICENE CREEDNICENE CREED
TO COMBAT FALSE TEACHING AND TO COMBAT FALSE TEACHING AND AFFIRM CHURCH DOCTRINES AFFIRM CHURCH DOCTRINES CONCERNING CHRISTCONCERNING CHRIST– That Jesus Christ was GodThat Jesus Christ was God– Rose from dead (physical resurrection)Rose from dead (physical resurrection)
CHRUCH LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHRUCH LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE ATTENDED CONFERENCE TO DECIDE EMPIRE ATTENDED CONFERENCE TO DECIDE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CHURCHON IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CHURCH
BYZANTIUM WAS MADE THE NEW BYZANTIUM WAS MADE THE NEW CAPITAL OF THE EASTERN EMPIRECAPITAL OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE
(RENAMED CONSTANTINOPLE)(RENAMED CONSTANTINOPLE)
EMPEROR THEODOSIUSEMPEROR THEODOSIUS
PERMANENTLY DIVIDED THE PERMANENTLY DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WESTEMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST
ROME ROME REMAINED THE CAPITAL REMAINED THE CAPITAL
OF THE WESTERN ROMAN OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIREEMPIRE
CONSTANTINOPLECONSTANTINOPLE WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIREEASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
THEODOSIUS MADE CHRISTIANITY THEODOSIUS MADE CHRISTIANITY THE THE OFFICIAL RELIGIONOFFICIAL RELIGION OF THE OF THE
EMPIREEMPIRE
BYZANTINE CHRISTIAN BYZANTINE CHRISTIAN CHURCHCHURCH
ROME UNDER THREAT ROME UNDER THREAT
VISOGOTHSVISOGOTHS (GERMANIC) INVADED (GERMANIC) INVADED AND SACKED ROME IN AD 410AND SACKED ROME IN AD 410
THEY ALSO OVERRAN THE THEY ALSO OVERRAN THE PROVINCES OF SPAIN AND GAULPROVINCES OF SPAIN AND GAUL
THE THE SAXONSSAXONS TOOK CONTROL OF TOOK CONTROL OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITAINTHE PROVINCE OF BRITAIN
ATTILA THE HUNATTILA THE HUN (FROM CENTRAL (FROM CENTRAL ASIA) ATTACKED ROMAN TERRITORY ASIA) ATTACKED ROMAN TERRITORY IN CENTRAL EUROPEIN CENTRAL EUROPE
ROME WAS SACKED BY THE ROME WAS SACKED BY THE VISOGOTHSVISOGOTHS
ATTILA THE HUN ATTACKED ATTILA THE HUN ATTACKED ROMEROME
WESTERN ROMAN WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE COMES TO AN EMPIRE COMES TO AN
END END 476 AD476 AD
ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS WAS ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS WAS REMOVED AS EMPEROR IN THE REMOVED AS EMPEROR IN THE
WEST EMPIRE (ROME)WEST EMPIRE (ROME)
THE ROMAN EMPIRE 476 ADTHE ROMAN EMPIRE 476 AD