When he and his co-ruler died, “Tutankamun” became Pharaoh and the priesthood resumed control of their temples. The people happily revert back to their old comfortable traditions. The young Pharaoh “Tutanamun” blotted out all evidence that the blasphemy ever happen to avoid offending the Old Gods, and to restore balance between the deities. Constantine slowly created political structure within the “Christian Church” by including its hierarchy into the Roman State; by bringing the Bishops together organizing the “Council of
onCONSTANTINE * also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine,[3] was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to be converted to Christianity * Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. * Constantine defeated the emperors Maxentius and Licinius during civil wars. He also fought successfully against the Franks,Alamanni, Visigoths, and Sarmatians during his reign — even resettling parts of Dacia which had been abandoned during the previous century. * Constantine built a new imperial residence at Byzantium, naming it New Rome.
His next wife was Statilia Messalina, whose first husband Nero had executed. In 68 AD, the Gallic and Spanish legions, along with the Praetorian Guards, rose against Nero and he fled Rome. The senate declared him a public enemy and he committed suicide on 9 June 68 AD. Disputes over his succession led to civil war in Rome. Nero.
Justinian had a passion for the arts and for religion. Under his reign arts such as poetry and literature flourished. He had a strong belief in Christianity and wrote laws to protect the church and to suppress paganism. He also was a prolific builder. He had churches, dams, bridges, and fortifications built throughout the empire.
Ottoman Turks | 7. The people who finally brought down the Byzantine Empire in 1453. | 8. Hagia Sophia | 8. Great church built by Justinian, an achievement in architecture and engineering that nobody had been able to do before, one of the wonders of the Christian World.
It provided a technological advantage, and was responsible for many key Byzantine military victories, most notably the salvation of Constantinople from two Arab sieges, thus securing the Empire's survival. Iconoclasm- is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious icons and other symbols or monuments. Religious controversy in the byzantine empire in the 8th century the emperor attempted to suppress veneration. Vladimir I- was a prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015 Vladimir's father was prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty he convered the kindom to christanity. Boyars- A member of a class of higher Russian nobility that until the time of Peter I headed the civil and military administration of the country and participated in an early duma .Russian
Their plan was for the Venetians attack against the harbor wall and the French against the north end of the land wall, adjacent to the Palace of Blachernae. The French then took up position opposite the wall. After they attacked, they could not do more so they decided to burn the city down, much of their materials and equipment did not work but they accomplished their goals. The crusaders looked forward to restoring the holy land to the cross. Young Alexius the 4th could not raise enough money for the crusaders so he was kidnapped and imprisoned.
As a result all of the bishops were deposed and excommunicated. B. R. Rees had this to say about Julian of Eclanum, “Had it not been for his enthusiasm in the cause of Pelagius and Caelestius he ‘might have ended his days as an honoured figure in the Church.” Julian took to the pen and came on the attack of the condemnation of Pelagius. First he defended his position to Count Valerius at the court of Ravenna. Subsequently, he wrote two letters to Bishop Zosimus in protest to his capitulation to the Roman secular power, followed by a request to appear before a general council, but it would be all for naught, as Bishop Zosimus condemned Julian. At this point Julian refocused his attention and took aim at bringing down Augustine.
They were determined to reestablish Roman Catholicism throughout her realm. Mary married Philip of Spain shortly later, and the persecution of the Protestants began. The churchmen fled to Germany and Geneva to escape from her wrath. Nearly 300 men and women were burnt at the stake. Cranmer was imprisoned in London but was then sent to Oxford and sentenced to undergo ceremonies to indicate that he no longer held office in the church.
Emperor Nero of Rome and the persecution of Christians A generation after the death of Christ, Christianity had reached Rome in the form of an obscure offshoot of Judaism popular among the city's poor and destitute. Members of this religious sect spoke of the coming of a new kingdom and a new king. These views provoked suspicion among the Jewish authorities who rejected the group and fear among the Roman authorities who perceived these sentiments as a threat to the Empire. In the summer of 64, Rome suffered a terrible fire that burned for six days and seven nights consuming almost three quarters of the city. The people accused the Emperor Nero for the devastation claiming he set the fire for his own amusement.