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Outcomes. The conversion of the Emperor Constantine to Christianity in 312 did not immediately make the Roman Empire and Christian Empire.
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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312. It takes its name from the Milvian Bridge, an important route over the Tiber.
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Constantine converted to Christianity and ordered the symbol of his Savior's name to represent his army. Constantine was victorious in the battle of the Milvian Bridge, and he continued to wear the symbol for Christ against every hostile power he faced.
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The battle was a turning point for Constantine. It was a decisive victory for his 90,000+ infantry and 8,000 cavalry. Maxentius, who had chosen to give battle at the bridge, lost his life there.
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The Council of Nicea condemned the teachings of Arius and adopted a creed outlining correct belief about the Son's relationship to the Father. The council was the first to include bishops from several different regions, and is thus considered the first "ecumenical council" of the church.
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The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century B.C. It was renamed Constantinople 330 A.D. when the Roman emperor Constantine I moved his capital there from Rome.
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Was the King of the Visigoths from 395–410. Alaric is most famous for his sack of Rome in 410.
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First barbarian king of Italy. The date on which he assumed power, 476.
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founded the Merovingian kingdom of Gaul.
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Last western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is deposed by the barbarian general Odoacer who then rules Italy.
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Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people
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The Battle of Tours was fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman.
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The Franks were led by Charles Martel and the Umayyads by Abd-al-Raman. The Franks won the battle and inflicted severe casualties to the arabs. The battle is said to have strenghtened the Frankish position in Western Europe.
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Known as Charles the Great. was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and king of the Lombards from 774 to 814
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reestablished central authority in Francia and constructed a power base on which the Carolingian monarchs founded their empire.
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In 305, he was passed over in imperial succession, so Constantine fought a series of civil wars, finally becoming the sole Roman emperor.
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was Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565.
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The founder of the monastic order known as the Benedictines.
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In 871 AD, Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown in Berkshire
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was a Viking leader and by reputation also a berserker.
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The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic and complex union of territories in Central Europe existing from 962 to 1806.
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The Vikings sailed most of the North Atlantic, reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople and the Middle East, as looters, traders, colonists, and mercenaries.
