Constantine I

Many historians, such as Tacitus in The Annals, Seneca in his Letters from A Stoic, Plutarch in his Moralia, and David Potter in his Constantine the Emperor, wrote about Nero that his full name was the Imperator Nero Cladius Divi Claudius filius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. All three historians interpreted on this imperator with mostly same feelings and understanding that they showed the reality, evidences, and the results of his acts during his reign. The interpretations of the historians and scholars

Constantine      I was the first Roman emperor to declare Christianity as the official religion of Rome and its empire. I pioneered the concept of closely intertwining the state and religion. I provided compensation for Christians that had been previously persecuted. I am well known for my great success in battle. I flew the flag of Christ for all to see and never lost a battle under it no matter what the odds.      I was born in Naissus, between

in Moesia successfully defeated three other generals to become the Emperor of Rome. The young Romanroan officer was named Constantine he quickly made two decisions that would change European and Middle Eastern history. First, he gave Cchristianity legal standing and moved the imperial capital from Rome to Byzantium a small seaside trade town in modern day Turkey. Constantine relocated the government for two reasons: for one he wanted to be able to pay closer attention to challenges from Persia.

Christ and the apostle Paul. Some may question my placement of Paul in that last statement but it was with a purpose. It was Paul and a very few others who took the original teaching of Jesus to the world outside of Judea, it is because of this that I believe Paul very much deserves to be noted in the beginnings of any discussion about Christian practices. In order to understand why we “do” church the way we do today and how the current practices of the Christian church evolved it is necessary to

which Rome is governed by the aristocratic Roman senate which was a council members who were the heads of wealthy land only families. But uniquely I think that

History of Christianity from its founding through the Renaissance The history of Christianity – the world’s largest religion, is like no other. With many obstructions it was successful and is to this day. The Roman Empire, being one of the most influential and powerful had much to do with the spreading of the Christian faith. The late Roman Empire, usually dating from 250 AD to 550 AD (3rd to 5th centuries). There were many anti-Christian policies in the Roman Empire. Many Christians were persecuted

The main characters of the Byzantine Empire were Diocletian, Constantine, Jerome, Ambrose, Gregory, Augustine and Justinian. It achieved influence on the whole world through the Christian faith and collections of laws that are used and believed in even to this day. Moreover I do not think it impacted the Christian world, it literally made it. Iconography influenced Christians and later other groups as well, including secret societies. The major start of the Byzantine Empires influence on solidifying

is the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan was a declaration that permanently established religious tolerance for Christianity within the Roman Empire. The outcome of the political agreement concluded, of course, in Milan, between emperors of Constantine I and Licinius, in February 313. The declaration, was made for the East by Licinius, granting all people the freedom of any religion they wanted to worship. Also, it assured Christians of legal rights, including the right to organize churches. Not

Constantine I was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and he also stopped the persecution of Christians in the empire. Christianity was a large departure from the earlier Paganistic beliefs which dominated Roman culture and religion for the entirety of its existence up until this point. Christianity brought many changes to Roman culture but its most important change was its effect on the women of Rome. Christianity caused women role in Roman to diminish and was harmful to women due

became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and pagan religions largely stopped being practiced altogether. Many important historical figures played roles in the rise of Christianity, such as Constantine I, who legalized and endorsed Christianity for the first time in the Roman Empire, or Theodosius I, who endorsed the Trinitarian doctrine. However, males make up the vast majority of influential