England b. Spain d. All of these answers are correct. 4. The Cluny reform movement sought to a. remove the clergy from royal authority and strengthen the powers of the pope. b. strengthen the powers of the Holy Roman Emperor. c. rejoin the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. d. abolish monasticism and promote clerical marriage. 5. One of the most important results of the Crusades was that a. permanent Christian kingdoms were established in the Near
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The Conversion of Constantine Constantine the great ruled the Roman Empire in the early fourth century C.E. from 306 until his death in 337 C.E. He became the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and legalize the Christian religion. One of the most significant accomplishments during Constantine’s rule as Roman Emperor was the reversal of the Christian persecutions that were put in place by previous Emperor‚ including Diocletian’s great persecution of 303 C.E. There was great controversy
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During Rome’s early encounters with its religions‚ Roman officials suppressed Christian followers once they felt threatened by the growth of Christianity‚ yet this religion would eventually become the official religion of the empire. The pax Romana saw a period of expansion and prosperity until the Roman empire became vulnerable to political conflicts in the 3rd century. In attempt to rebuild Rome’s stability‚ some emperors‚ like Constantine I‚ turned to “Divine assistance” (Eusebius‚ Chapter 27)
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its leaders and the bishop of Rome. After the fall of Rome to Germanic invaders in 476‚ the Roman pope was the only guardian of Christian universalism in the West. He began more explicitly to attribute his dominance to Rome’s being the burial place of Saint Peter‚ whom Jesus had called the "rock" on which the church was to be built. The Eastern Christians respected that tradition and recognized the Roman patriarch to a measure of honorable authority. But they never believed that this authority allowed
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The Rise of the Roman Empire started around 133-30 BCE. During this time‚ there were three triumvirs‚ Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. When Crassus died in Parthia‚ in 52 BCE‚ the Senate appointed Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned
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The Twelve Caesars From the beginning of the Roman Empire a series of imperial archives was kept‚ records which covered the rulers of Rome including their personal behavior‚ their interaction with those around them‚ and most importantly their achievements during their reign over the empire. Suetonius‚ the author of The Twelve Caesars‚ produced the biography during the reign of Emperor Hadrian for whom he served as the imperial secretary gaining access to the imperial archives. Suetonius used
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This type of religion was one that was nontraditional Roman religion. Christianity is a mono theistic religion which is a belief where there is only one god‚ whereas Roman religion is a polytheistic religion which is the belief in many gods. Persecutions occurred as a result of this difference. There were many time throughout this time until Constantine the Great
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their way (Document D). The invaders had been able to break into Rome because the emperors allowed the military to stop drills and not wear armor. The invasions had been all the emperors and militaries fault. It was also the Emperors fault because the were the ones who had agreed when the army asked to stop drills and not wear armor. (Document B). Priscus‚ the roman ambassador to the Huns‚ found that the former Roman citizens liked their new life. They thought it was more just than Rome and they
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Rome remains a testament of its proud history and human ingenuity. Over its 1‚000 plus year history‚ Romans worked to transform the great city into a living museum. They created various feats of breathtaking architecture that reflected the age and time in which they were made. In addition‚ every period of Roman history reflected the changes of their society and politics. When Constantine became emperor during the 4th century‚ his belief in Christianity led him to create new buildings in Rome that supported
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in Rome. However‚ throughout his reign‚ he was regarded as a noble leader. "The Roman emperor Hadrian exercised a profound organizational influence on the Greco-Roman world. He worked successfully toward the codification of Roman law and the strengthening of imperial border defenses (Eadie 8)." Emperor Hadrian made many important contributions to Roman culture‚ and he was also known as one of the greatest Roman emperors in history.<br><br>Hadrian was born on January‚ 26 76 a.d. in Spain. In his youth
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