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The first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Constantine played a large role in the forming of Christianity.
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The result was Constantine moving the capital of Rome and then eventually splitting Christianity.
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Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Maxentius drowned in the Tiber during the battle.
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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine and Maxentius. (Milvian Bridge- an important route over the Tiber.)
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The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium. (Often called the Eastern Roman Empire in this context),
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The Council declared that the Son was true God, co-eternal with the Father and begotten from God's same substance, This was a Christian belief. The Council of Nicea created the Nicene Creed.
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The Council of Nicea was called by Constantine to address true Christianity.
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Alaric is most famous for his sack of Rome in 410, which marked a decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire.
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In 376 CE, large numbers of Goths crossed the Danube. They sought admission to the territory of the Roman Empire.
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Because of Constantine's influence, by 400 AD, Christianity had become the official religion practiced by pretty much everyone. Evidence of this remarkable transformation can still be seen in Rome's monuments.
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Flavius Odoacer was a Germanic soldier, who in 476 became the first King of Italy (476-493). His reign is commonly seen as marking the end of the Western Roman Empire
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Clovis was King of the Franks and led them under Christian Rule
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Theodora I was empress of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I.
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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. It served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
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The Plague of Justinian in the 6th and 7th centuries is the first known attack on record, and marks the first firmly recorded pattern of bubonic plague. From historical descriptions, as much as 40% of the population of Constantinople died from the plague.
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Bede was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter who preserved scripture and kept writing and reading alive.
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The Battle of Tours was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, in north-central France. Charles Martel was the winner.
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Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdoms into a Frankish Empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe.
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Charlemagne set up money standards to encourage commerce, urged better farming methods, and worked to encourage and spread education. Charlamagne also ensured Christianity was the dominant religion.
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Charles Martel was a Frankish statesman and military leader who was Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace. He was the winner of the Battle of Tours
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Commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire.
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Benedict was Archbishop of Milan from c. 685 to c. 732. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.
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Ivar Ragnarsson nicknamed the Boneless, was a Viking leader and by reputation also a berserker. He was a son of the powerful Ragnar Lodbrok, and he ruled an area probably comprising parts of modern-day Denmark and Sweden.
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Viking raids were very devastating to Northern Europe. The first raid occurred in the year 793 against the monastery of Lindisfarne on England's east coast. There was theft and death everywhere when they raided.
