The ways which made Rome so successful were not done by mistake, they had many important regulations and systems which kept the empire in line and let it continue to function for as long as it did. In 100 C.E the Pax Romana was instituted which stressed on some modernization which was necessary for continuation. Roads which were essential for trade were built. Peace was reached in Rome and their military was strong and intact. Laws were put into place to construct a fair court system. Christianity was the main religion of Rome and even with some adversity (from other religions), kept growing and remained at the top. Christianity did eventually become more widespread when the Pope came into place and when the religion was officially centralized, developed positively.…
Around the same time, the Byzantine Empire was another political power that was held together by Christianity. One might say that the whole Empire was built on the faith of Jesus alone. While the Byzantines also had monks, they used them for things like smuggling silk worms from China, which started the silk trade and helped the empire grow. Even though the church was a major force in keeping the empire together, the church also caused some problems. One of the largest of these problems was that the patriarch Photius condemned the Pope and excommunicated him, which ended up creating a major rift between the eastern and western churches.…
During the Middle Ages, much occurred. The middle ages lasted from around 5th to 15th century. During the late 6th and 7th century, the three monotheistic religions came about, Judaism, Christianity, and Arabs. all three monotheistic religions arose and became popular naturally because of Islamic religious beliefs. Christianity was competing with Persian’s because they were always looking for people to change their religious beliefs. Judaism was very much popular and was on going.…
Middle Ages - The era in European history that followed the fall of the Roman Empire.…
Now Christianity would spread throughout the empire more rapidly than ever. In 395, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Romans changed their frame of mind too and they started to consider their emperor as a god. Christians again did not believe that their emperor was a god, which again put the emperor in a vulnerable and weakened position. This was just the first domino to fall knocking others down with it.…
Early Christianity positively impacted and influenced the Roman Empire before 300 AD in several way, such as: knowing Christ as the redeemer, welcoming a new religion full of joy and hope to believers of that era, and the acknowledgment of God as the ultimate reality. During the Roman Empire era leaders and philosophers dealt with all matters from a logical and practical space. Therefore, the people of the Roman era were given hope and joy through the knowledge that God can forgive their sins, deliver them from the enemy and restore them through Christ as their redeemer. This provided the people of the Roman Empire a peace knowing that in their culture breaking man made rules and not keeping the Roman laws promised death and condemnation,…
Eventually, the Romans started expecting more from Christians. The Christians rebuffed to worship the Roman emperor and other gods too. Of course, Romans didn't liked this actions, since for them were an attack for their religion and way of ruling. The Romans prohibited Christianity and started executing some Christians. Even though the Romans tried to stop Christianity as a religion, it didn't work since many people were turning to Christianity. Since the Christianity population had increased so much, the Romans weren't able to fulfill their task of punishing all. So, the Romans finally accepted Christianity as a…
The Middle Ages refers to the time period from 476 CE to the beginning of the 14th century.…
Overall, the Middle Ages was the period from about 500 to 1450. This was because it was the period which came between the fall of Rome and the start of the modern era. Although many can argue that the middle ages were a Dark Age, this period can best be labeled as an age of faith because of the great extent of authority the Catholic church had, the result of Pope Urban II’s call of the Crusades, and the peace and tranquility that the church brought throughout…
It was appealed to the majority of the people of the Roman Empire. It was something new for the Romans to put their faith in which led Christianity to spread, eventually leading it to be first legalized in 313 and then becoming the states religion in 380. Christianity gave Romans a cause and it stressed the ideal of striving for a goal. When Christianity came into play it displaced the current religion of Polytheistic. Polytheistic religion gave the emperor an important status thus giving him the impression that Christianity was becoming a threat. Many romans had committed their faith to Christianity and it became important to their daily life. Once the Roman Emperors denied the right of free worship, Romans became angered. This led to many social problems as Romans objected to Roman politics. The Christian belief was in one God who was not the emperor, in which weakened the power and authority of the emperor. When the emperors chose to outlaw Christianity this became a major problem that contributed to the fall of…
When looking at the extent in which Christianity is a cause for the fall of the roman empire, one must remember that from when Christianity was made the official religion in 395 to the fall of Rome in 476 nearly 100 years had passed, so although Christianity may not have been the deciding factor it was certainty a cause and a possible starting point. When the Visigoths invaded the City of Rome in 476 and Odoacer killed Romulus Augusts and made himself King of Italy the “Empire in the west collapsed completely ,” Rome was broke, and starved after repeated invasions and high taxes. This meant that the city was easy to overtake. The largest cause of the fall of the Empire was the taxation weakling the Empire and its army which allowed neighbouring…
So the Christians ended up building and empire in the Romans empire, this helped them survive when the Roman empire collapsed. Another reason for the decline of Rome is because over and over again corrupt politicians and other powerful people were found working with the Pagan church. This led everyone to believe that the Pagans where trying to ruin Rome. Then the Christians weren't thought about as much so they were able to do anything they needed to to without raising any suspicion.…
The Middle Ages come into being around A.D. 500, which was after the western half of the Roman Empire collapsed. They lasted to about A.D.1400 and are referenced to as a period of time that experienced violence by Barbaric invasion, feudalism, disease, and strong feelings for faith. The Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism and the Age of Faith are all appropriate titles, however the label that best fits is the Age of Faith because of the political, economic and social influence the church held.…
The religion was never again discriminated and its followers were never again persecuted or killed. The Christian religion was very important to the poor people because they did not have to sacrifice anything in return to be able to talk to God. Constantine the Great, was a great emperor that established Christianity…
The Middle Ages was a very eventful time period in European history. It occurred between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance era. This time period was split up into two sections, the early Middle Ages, which occurred from 300-1,000 AD, and the later Middle Ages, which occurred from 1,000-1,400 AD. Many philosophers often refer the the Middle Ages as the "medieval period" because they believe that using the term Middle Ages implies that it had little importance because it took place between two very important time periods. During the Middle Ages there were many key aspects that made it so significant.…