In the period of 100 to 600 CE, the Roman Empire went through some positive and negative transformations such as the spread of Christianity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The early development of the Christian faith had a major influence upon the Byzantine Empire by the first missionaries like Paul Taurus, who preached his beliefs in the Eastern Roman Empire that helped mold the realm. However, the current religion was a factor in the collapse of the Western portion of Rome; because of this, it dramatically weakened the empire as a whole, but eventually gained back its strength and stability.
One noteworthy transformation that happened in the Roman Empire was the popularity of Christianity during the reign of Constantine I. For example, Licinius and Constantine I developed the Edict of Milan in the Roman Empire enabling Christians to practice the faith openly; the birth of the Christian faith was adopted in
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The fall of the imperium was a prominent rise of a new religion. The Roman Empire’s golden age vanished when the credibility of the empire weakened when the Visigoths, Vandals, and other Germanic tribes sacked Rome in 410 CE. Not to mention, this fatalistic takeover corrupted Rome economically resulting in higher exchanges and tension between the East and West amid the Roman Empire. In addition, in 330 CE, Constantine divided up the empire into two halves. The Eastern Empire spoke Greek and praised the Eastern Orthodox Christian church whereas the Western Empire communicated with Latin and glorified the Roman Catholic church. This reveals that the empire was too massive and increasingly obtaining popularity that it then became difficult to lead the empire. To conclude, the Germanic tribes ruled over Spain, Gaul, Angels, etc. eventually collapsed over time. Meanwhile, the Byzantine Empire succeeded and survived for a