View of a Model of Ancient Rome
in the Museo di Roma
| History 211: Fall of Rome, Christianity, and the Barbarian Invasions |
| Topic 1 |
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View of a Model of Ancient Rome in the Museo di Roma |
| The Ancient World: Map of Roman Empire | |
| Pax Romana = The Roman Peace | Battle of the Milvian Bridge, October 28, 312 |
| 330 A.D. Constantine establishes a second capitol for the Empire at Constantinople | To celebrate and memorialize his victory at the Milvian Bridge, Constantine had an Arch erected in Rome next to the Colosseum |
| Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius |
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Religion: The
Emergence of Christianity
Mystery Religions: Religion in the Roman Empire during the First Three Centuries
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The God
Mithras slaying a bull. The blood of the bull played an important part in the
religious rites of Mithraism, probably similar to the rite of baptism in
Christianity. This image captured this central element of Mithraic belief.
Mithraic rites were conducted in a temple. An
altar with a sculpture of Mithras usually was in the center of the room. |
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Christianity, a proselytizing religion (Map of the Spread of Christianity) Constantine creates a second capital city at Byzantium and renames the old Greek city Constantinople |
The Roman Empire's Influence on the Christian Church
1. The Constitution of Constantine's Christian Church copies the Roman Empire
| Civitas (City), Diocese, Province |
| Priest, Bishop, Patriarch |
2. The Emperor Constantine summoned the First Council of Nicaea (May-August 325) and established the Nicene Creed, the fundamental declaration of Christian faith accepted today by many Christians as a statement of their fundamental beliefs.
Caesaropapism |
Theocracy |
The Three Pillars of Early Christianity that will shape the future
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Missionaries |
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The Germanic Tribes invade the Roman Empire
Map of the Roman Empire and the Early Germanic Peoples' Migrations
The Germanic Invasions: Winners, Losers, and Also Rans
| Huns |
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Ostrogoths |  |
Visigoths |
| Emperor Valens | Battle of Adrianople 378 |
Magistri militum | ||
| Vandals | Saxons, Picts, and Angles |
Emperor Romulus Augustulus 476 is strangled | ||
Map of the Barbarian Invasions (The Germanic Migrations) and Early Germanic Kingdoms
The Romans and their relationship with the Germanic peoples
Political and Cultural Consequences of the Fall of the Roman Empire
The Germanic Kingdoms: The Frankish Kingdoms
Franks King Clovis 486-511
Map of the Germanic Kingdoms
and Justinian's Conquests in the West
