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1 Age of the Christian Roman Empire I How Keanu Reeves changed the church forever 2 Age of the Christian Roman Empire I Constantine The Best and Worst thing ever to Happen to Christianity 3 AKA Caius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Claudius Constantius Magnus 4 5 End of Galerius • Ewwwww • Edict of Toleration 311 • Empire split between Maxentius, Maximian and Constantine 6 Constantine’s Early Life • • • 7 Son of CoCo-Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Helena Served under Diocletian during the Egyptian and Persian Wars Returned to father in Gaul to become Emperor Constantine’s Conquest • Maximian Herculius father of Maxentius • Galerius Dies • Maxentius now “Co” Co” Emperor with Constantine • Battle of Milvian Bridge 8 Tuto Nike Hoc Vince Constantine’s Vision • Actual Appearance • Pious Fraud • Illusion 1 • There are no miracles, just pretty clouds • Dream 9 10 11 12 Constantine Wins 13 Yay! 14 Effects of Constantine Winning • • • • • • • 15 Edict of Toleration with CoCo-Regent Licinius Christian clergy exempt from military/municipal duty Abolished offensive pagan customs Emancipation of Christian slaves Legalized bequests to catholic churches Sunday -> dies Solis (day of the Sun) Contributed to the building of Churches Bad Constantine • Warred against his brother in law Licinius defeating him in 324 • Violates promise of mercy and executes Licinius and 11 year old son Licinius • Executes Crispus his eldest son for treason as well as commiting incest with Fausta (Constantine’ (Constantine’s Wife) 16 17 Move to Byzantium 330AD • • • • Byzantium is renamed Constantinople Many Churches built Idols eliminated (modified) 60 ft. Statue ApollosChristConstantine 18 19 2 20 End of Constantine • Deathbed baptism, performed by the semisemi-Arian bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia • Baptized declaring “Now let us cast away all duplicity” duplicity” • Wore only baptism robes until death a few days later, on Pentecost, Pentecost, May, 22, 337 21 Saint Helena • Daughter of an Innkeeper (maybe) • Concubine of Constantius • Mother of Constantine • Found the True Cross • Built Churches in Jerusalem 22 23 Post Constantine • • • • 24 Julian the Apostate 361-363 • • • • • • • 25 Nephew of Constantine Last hurrah for Paganism Persecuted Christians nonnon-violently Stoic and Virtuous by Roman standards Sought to christianize Paganism Schools run by Pagans Superficially nice to Jews, tried and failed to rebuild the Temple Theodosius the Great 392-395 • • • • • 26 Empire is Divided between his 3 sons Constantine II, Constans, Constans, and Constantius Not very Christian boys Constans killed Con II, then was in turn killed by the barbarian Magnetius Constantius defeated Magnetius’ Magnetius’ army, resulting in Magnetus committing suicide, becoming the sole Emperor of the Rome. A weak ruler who died a natural natural death. The true beginning of the Christianized Emperors Chastized by Ambrose for massacre Intiated the final suppression of Paganism 391 banned under heavy fine the visiting of Pagan temples for religious religious purposes Without state support of approval Paganism collapsed as a system Positive Effects of the Christianized Roman Empire 3 1.Increased 1.Increased respect for women 2.Better 2.Better treatment of slaves/freedom for Christian slaves 3.Gladiator 3.Gladiator games slowed if not stopped 4.More 4.More justice in Roman legislation 5.Missionary 5.Missionary work accelerated 27 28 Negative Effects of the Christianized Roman Empire 1.Pseudo 1.Pseudo--Conversion to maintain power 2.Interference 2.Interference of government with Church affairs and vice versa 3.Weakening 3.Weakening of the faith 4.Persecution 4.Persecution of Pagans/Heretics 29 4