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Persians
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Wrote LOTBEC, Chronicle, Church History
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Question of father and son, is the son eternal or was he birthed? Arianism was condemned (son not eternal)
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Ordered the Canonization of the scriptures, which was carried out by Eusebius. Aka, making scriptures holy and lawful?
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Battle of Milvian Bridge
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Religious toleration for Christianity. Christian clergy excused form town councils. State subsidies to the christian church.
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Defeat at Hadrianople, Constantine becomes sole emperor
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First ecumenical council. Summonded and presided upon by emperor. Its decisions enforced by imperial decree. Debate on Arianism and Nicean Creed, which established the relationship between the father and the son. Construction of church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and Church of Nativity in Bethlehem
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Dies as first Christian Emperor, baptized on his deathbed
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brief return to paganism
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struggles to maintain the frontiers of the empire from germans, huns, and other eastern pressures. How can christ be human and divine at the same time? Nestorianism vs Monophysitism
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Ephesus, Condemned Nestorianism
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Chalcedon, condemned Monophycitism
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Wrote buildings and Secret History
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Belisarius was Justinian's general, considered one of the greatest generals of all time. Was able to conquer many mediterranean lands with little or no support from Justinian. Considered to be one of the "last of the Romans". Narses was also a general who worked with Belisarius
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Succeeded his uncle Justin I whom he helped govern the empire befor he governed it himself. His wife was Theodora, who was very influential and considered a saint of the church. She helped quall the Nika Revolt with a speech. Wars of reconquest, Justinian won back many Western lands. He stabalized and strengthened the absolute monarchy, codified the laws, had a massive building program, and had fiscal and a Justinaian emptied the treasury, so there was a period of Contraction after his rule
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Quelled by Justinian, who killed 30,000. Theodora convinced him to do so.
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He was born in Mecca to the tribe of the Quraysh, a pagan pilgrimage tribe. 622 Hijra from Mecca to Medina. Muhammad was the medium through which god wrote the Koran. Muhammah wrote it in aristocratic language. The hadith is a book of what Muhammad did in his life, and Muslims follow that as well as the Koran. It is a composition of orally passed down stoires from those that were close to Muhammad.
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Successful struggled with Persia, and struggled with Muslim Armies
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Muhammad makes mecca. This begins Muslim Calendar
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Marks the year 0
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Iconoclast emperors (destruction for eligious symbols)
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lasted until 718
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Move the capital to Baghdad. Ended by the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols
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Demascus to Baghdad by Abbasids
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Division to East and West, Arcadius ruled the east, Honorius ruled the west.
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In Constantinople under Theodosius I, defined the position of the holy ghost within the trinity and supplemented the Nicean Creed
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Law released in 529, revised by Tribonian, a great jurist. Tribonian was corrupt and temporarily removed by Justinian. His life is recounted in the writings of Procopius. John the Cappadocian was Justinian's personal advisor for this codification.
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In nicea, resotred Idols
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resumed iconoclasm. Finally ended by theodora.
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Administrative and fiscal reforms
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Sister Pulcheria and wife Athenais-Eudocia heavily influenced him. Urban development of Constantinople, enlargement of city walls. University of Constantinople.
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Successors to Isaurians
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Iconoclasm up until 843
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