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Milvian Bridge Jesus Christ
1,126 wordsSome of the most important writings of the Apostolic Age were those of the new testament and the Apocryphal writings. These apocryphal writings resembled the New Testament writings, and many of them fell into the literary categories of gospel, acts, letters, and apocalypse's. These writings did not belong neither to the New Testament canon nor did the writings recognize any of the fathers of the church. Some of the documents were written for initiates in groups such as the Gnostics. For the grou...
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City Of Rome Sole Ruler
1,242 wordsConstantine The Great Flavius Valerius Constantine, also known as Constantine the Great, was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He was educated in the imperial court of Rome and pursued to succeed his father. In 305 A. D. , his father became the emperor of the Western Empire. But, when he died in 306 A. D. , British troops declared that Constantine should replace his father. The Eastern emperor Galerius refused this claim and gave Constantine a lesser rank. The Emperor Constantine I ...
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Fifth Century Christian Religion
793 wordsThe Catacombs and Christian Persecutions The catacombs are the ancient underground cemeteries used by the Christians and the Jewish people in Rome. The Christian catacombs began in the second century and the hollowing out continued until the first half of the fifth century. In the beginning they were only burial places, but later they gathered to celebrate their funeral rites, and the anniversaries of the saints and of the dead. During the persecutions the catacombs were used as places of moment...
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3 Rd Century Roman Emperor
711 wordsConstantine the Great (about AD 274 - 337), Roman emperor (306 - 37), the first Roman ruler to be converted to Christianity. He was the founder of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), which remained the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until 1453. Constantine the Great was born Flavius Valerius Constantius at Nis, in what is now Serbia, son of the commander Constantius Chorus (later Constantius I) and Helena (later Saint Helena), a camp follower. Constantius became co-emperor in...
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Milvian Bridge Roman Emperor
740 wordsConstantine Constantine The Great Constantine Constantine was one of the best known of the Roman emperors. Some important events of his reign include the Edict of Milan, which ended the persecution of Christians and made their worship legal, the battle of the Milvian Bridge, and the completion of the political and economic reforms that begun under Diocletian. Constantine was born in Naissus in Serbia. The date of his birth is not certain, being giving as early as 274 and as late as 288. His fath...
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Milvian Bridge Ten Years
1,307 wordsHis coins give his name as M. , or more frequently as C. , Flavius Valerius Constantines. He was born at Naissus, now Nice in Servia, the son of a Roman officer, Constantius, who later became Roman Emperor, and St. Helena, a woman of humble extraction but remarkable character and unusual ability. The date of his birth is not certain, being given as early as 274 and as late as 288. After his fathers elevation to the dignity of Caesar we find him at the court of Diocletian and later (305) fighting...
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Official Religion Of The Empire Men And Women Constantine
352 wordsConstantine the Great mini biography by Justin Woodson Throughout history there are pivotal men and women whose actions are so significant that looking back history may have been unrecognizably different without them. These men and women can be tremendously virtuous or tremendously evil (or somewhere in between). yet their mark on history is indelible. Names of such people include Attila the Hun, All-ph Hitler, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, and many more. For this article Ill focus on Con...
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Julius Caesar B C
788 wordsMarcus Licinius Crassus Marcus Crassus was born around 115 B. C. , though this date is not certain. He was the son of Publius Crassus who had served as consul and held various other offices. When Marius the Younger captured the city in 87 B. C. , Crassus fled from Rome to Spain where his father had been governor. Crassus father and brother became victims of Marius proscription list during this time. Crassus was a successful officer during the Civil War from 83 - 82 B. C. He managed to win a key ...
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York Oxford University Put An End
2,809 words&# 65279; Constantine I was perhaps most well known for being the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. His instigation of the conversion of the entire Roman Empire from paganism to Christianity also ensured him recognition in history. For all intents and purposes, Constantine was the single ruler of the Roman Empire from 324 to 337 AD. His reign was perhaps the most distinctive out of all of Rome? s emperors, insofar as having an impact on the course of the future of Europe, and ultimate...
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