made the Roman government tick‚ compare it with modern times and give a personal response. So lets begin with.... The High School of Glagow abhishekgambhir14@gmail.com 3. The Emperor The Leaders The emperor was the general learder of Rome and was responsible for the city. I will be using Emperor Augustus as an example.
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and began in Constantinople. Written codes and laws‚ legal codes all were perfected in Constantinople‚ while the rest of Europe lye in a state of intellectual dormancy. The greatest growth in the Empire’s history was during the reign of Emperor Justinian. During his reign Hagia Sofia was brought to the glory we see today and the Church was glorified as an equal hand of the government. The worlds first organized school of higher learning was created‚ thus the first University was born. The economy
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falls in 476AD. -Roman Emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. -Constantinople was advantageous to Rome in that it could deal with barbarians‚ was a huge trading port‚ and it made protecting the eastern front easier. Justinian -In 527 Justinian became emperor through his uncle. -He sent his general Belisarius to reclaim the land lost to the west -Belisarius took North Africa from the Vandals‚ and Rome from the Ostrogoths. -Justinian then ruled all of former
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the peasantry by taking their land away B. Made land available to the peasants in return for military service C. Led to the break between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches D. Limited the religious authority of the Byzantine emperors 25. By the late sixth century‚ Byzantium became the Mediterranean world’s leading producer of A. Silk B. Cotton C. Tobacco D. Gold 26. The bezant A. Was the hereditary line of priests that dominated the Byzantine
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and gain general acceptance in areas outside of Mesopotamia‚ such as the Roman society. In fact‚ it’s influence and popularity had become so strong that it was deemed necessary to bring forth a change in the overall religious thought of the Empire. Emperor Constantine the Great had ushered this specific change in. He was solely responsible for uniting the formerly pagan Roman Empire into Christian Empire by emerging Christianity into part of the state. Constantine’s determination to bringing an end
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The shift to Christianity within the empire helped provide the emperor with more authority and therefore with more security. This is due to the fact that the Roman Empire began to be seen as an earthly incarnation of heaven‚ where the emperor acted as God’s regent (Maas‚ 1). The head of the state had become a leading figure in the Church as well. This would have justified any actions taken or laws made by the emperor and his government since they were ultimately made at God’s command. The importance
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developed and were shaped over time. The early Ecumenical Councils were pivotal in the development of such doctrines which served as a foundation for the church and Christianity. When Christianity became a legal religion in the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine I‚ leaders of various Christian communities throughout the Mediterranean could easily meet to discuss important issues and clearly define their faith. These large meetings of Bishops were called Ecumenical Councils. More importantly‚ the
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sinned. As this history is learned there are five who could find their eternal fate within Dante’s Inferno. These include Peter Abelard‚ Justinian‚ Etienne Marcel‚ Marcus Porcius Cato‚ and Alcibiades. What these people did that can be
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Byzantine Empire : As the first Christian Emperor of Rome‚ Constantine claimed to have divine favor for his rule. He defined Christian practices and intervened in theological disputes. This policy came to be known as "caesaropapism"‚ whereby the emperor ruled as both secular lord and religious leader. This tendency to exalt Byzantine emperors as absolute rulers of both state and church was reinforced by the appearance of Justinian in the 6th century. He was an energetic‚ capable ruler with an energetic
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future. To the people of Dark Ages Europe‚ the new Emperor was _________________. Jesus Christ Part II Common Thread of Christianity 8. How did Clovis unite his people? - He became a Christian. He chose Catholicism. 9. What was the common thread that kept people together despite political‚ military‚ and social problems? - Christanity was the only thread that kept people together. 10. What did Constantine do to Christianity in 313? - The Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in 313. 11
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