Constantinus‚ who would become Roman emperor Constantine I‚ was born on the date of February 27‚ circa 280 (sources range from 272 to 284)‚ in Naissus‚ Moesia (now Niš‚ Serbia).His father‚ Flavius Valerius Constantius‚ was an officer in Rome’s army. Constantine’s mother‚ Helena‚ was from humble beginnings; it is unknown whether she was the wife or concubine(or a mistress) of Constantius. In 289‚ Constantine’s father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian‚ the Roman emperor in the Western empire
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the Romans benefited greatly from contact with such advanced cultures as the Greeks. The Romans did not invent and create most of their greatest discoveries‚ but they took the ideas of many of the cultures they conquered. They took these ideas and used their scholars to make them better and used all the inventions from other cultures to help create one great and huge empire. Rome stimulated and prompts this society by the construction of the Via Egnatia and the installation of Roman merchants
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there would be a Vatican Council II‚ and Vatican Council II would start in 1962 and make tremendous changes in the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican I started in 1869‚ and it made minimal changes to the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican I only lasted one year. Vatican II started in 1962 and went to 1965 lasting nearly three years. Vatican Council II made numerous changes to the Roman Catholic Church‚ and most of the changes we still use to this day. Vatican Council II‚ also known as Vatican II‚ produced
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4152900781050How did the Romans keep the Army and Cities clean? -476252652395One of the ways the Romans kept clean was by creating public baths. The public baths meant that even the poor‚ who would not have baths in their homes‚ could clean themselves for a fee of one sixteenth of a denarius. They washed in the baths every day also went into hot showers which killed all the dead skin. They then covered their bodies in oil to loosen the dirt and then scraped the oil off. This also meant that they
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The 16th century was the age of the European Reformation: a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics which divided Western Europe for over 150 years‚ and continues to do so until this day in certain areas. Religion was important to Scots in the 16th century. Socially‚ the Church was crucial to everyday life. It was responsible for education‚ health‚ welfare and discipline. It was also very important on an individual level. The Church was the vehicle for expressing inner spirituality and
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The Age of Reformation: Chapter Overview: Key Topics: The social and religious background of the Reformation‚ Martin Luther’s challenge to the church and the course of the Reformation in Germany‚ The Reformation in Switzerland‚ France‚ and England‚ and Transitions in family life between medieval and modern times. Society and Religion: Section Overview: The Protestant Reformation occurred at a time of sharp conflict between the emerging nation-states of Europe bent on conformity and
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The Roman Catholic Church played important roles in the rise of art‚ architecture‚ and culture during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages‚ the Church offered a place for Christians who were looking for hope and protection. The Christians believed that someone who lived a good life and followed the rules of God would be rewarded with joyful life in heaven. The Roman Catholic Church used different types of architecture throughout the inside of the churches. Two major styles of churches were built
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The era just after the Roman republic became healthy and organized‚ is characterized by the need of clarification of dominance between two supreme powers. These powers were the Romans and the Carthaginians. Rome and Carthage according to Morey (1901) became the two great powers in the Mediterranean area by 265 B.C.‚ each for different reasons. They did not want to share the power and thus the conflict was inevitable. The years that followed were a power contest until the strongest conquered all.
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everything we do and say can all be related back to the Ancient Greeks and the Romans. The ancient Greeks and Romans made many contribution that we still use in our every day lives. The Greeks and Romans have made contributions to our world such as art‚ literature‚ architecture‚ law‚ and religion. Many people don’t realize how big of a difference the Greeks and Romans have made in our lives. If it weren’t for the Greeks and Romans a lot of materials that we use today would not even be around.
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Renaissance Content The Renaissance was knows as the “rebirth”‚ the revival of the culture of classical Greece and Rome. People started taking interest in learning classical Greece and Roman texts‚ therefore there was a rebirth of learning (also because the Medieval times lacked education). It transformed economics and trade‚ knowledge and learning‚ and the arts. It begins in Italy in the 1350s after the Crusades and later spread to Northern Europe. Italy became the birthplace because
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