Constantine I was also know as Constantine the Great and was the first emperor for Rome. But he called himself a, Christian. As the Emperor of Rome, Constantine had tried to strengthen the empires social, financial, and military power. He also even built a new city and named it after himself, and later it becomes the heart of the roman
The Council of Nicaea was influenced by Constantine who favored Athanasius beliefs stating that, Jesus Christ was similar to God, but had differences. As a result, they formed a creed from Athanasius’s viewpoints. Also, Athanasius won the argument because, salvation was the issue of that time period and his logic was assumed to be true about the nature of Christ so it was put into the New Testament.
Constantine the Great Constantine I was born in 280 in Naissus, Moesia. His father became the Western Roman emperor in 305. After his father's death Constantine fought to take power. He became the Western emperor in 312 and the sole Roman emperor in 324. Constantine was also the first emperor to convert to Christianity.
The Edict of Milan granted tolerance of Christianity along with other religions. He declared that Sunday would be the holy day and used to recognize the Christian martyrs. The same legal rights as pagan feasts were applied (Conversion of Constantine). Constantine also became the patron and protector of the church. By 380 A.D., most Romans had converted to Christianity causing Flavius Theodosius to declare the religion the official religion of Rome (History of Christianity in
They made great contributions to the early Church. Peter the Apostle was one of the early martyrs of the Catholic Church, and the first Pope. He was crucified very much like Jesus was except he requested his cross to be put upside-down.
“Constantine represents the passing of the Age of Catholic Christianity, and the beginning of the Age of the Christian Empire (312-590)” (Shelley 91). The Emperor Constantine is one of the major figures of Christian history. His conversion has had a positive influence on Christianity. After his conversion, Christianity progressed from the state of privacy to the public.
Bishops gained a lot of power with control of church memberships, finances, and the selection of priests. In 590, “Gregory the Great was named Bishop of Rome…and named himself ‘Pope’ and the ‘Head of the Universal Church.’” He was the key to asserting papal primacy and started the requirement of confession and penance. He also worked to convert the pagan kings, hoping more people would follow in their footsteps. With the belief that Constantine left his crown to the papacy, the future Popes had the power to crown the emperor acting as god’s representative.
In Christianity, the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, is the leader of the religion. The Pope has had significant influence on the world stage throughout history. The Pope in the early stages of Christianity helped its rapid spread. Through the middle ages, the Pope was just as large of a political leader in Europe as he was a religious leader within Christianity. His influence of the spread of the Christian faith as well as the developments of modern European culture and history makes the Pope and his Papacy one of the most influential and enduring institutions in the history of the world.
Augustus ‘Octavian’ Caesar, adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar, was the founder of the Roman Empire, and the first emperor. He became the sole undisputed master of the Roman world. In reality he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator. Caesarion, the son of Cleopatra- the last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and Julius Caesar- former dictator.
During the early Pax Romana, Christianity, emerged and it spread rapidly in the Roman Empire. The founder of Christianity was Jesus who used parables with moral lessons to communicate his ideas. Jesus emphasized mercy, sympathy for the poor and helpless, morality, forgiveness, and service to others. Christianity eventually became the official religion of Rome because of its unifying force and the fact that it appealed to all classes in society. The humble, poor and oppressed found comfort in his message of love, equality, human dignity, and promise for a better life.
Even though Christians were persecuted on and off during the Roman Empire, Christianity flourished. In the early Roman Empire, when Claudius, Nero, Domitian, and Trajan were emperors, Christianity was banned and Christians were persecuted. Nevertheless, Christians found ways to spread Christianity, and many people converted. As trials occurred and the Empire lost good leaders, the people took security in Christianity and other religions. Christianity grew during the Roman Empire because Constantine helped create the Edict of Milan, Constantine had imperial favor toward The Church, and there was trade routes to spread Christianity to different areas.
With the study of Ancient Roman,mythology was very important part of their life. The major gods such as jupiter,neptune the god of sea,pluto who is the god of the underworld,and juno but their about a number of minor gods and other goddesses like Nemesis who is the god of revenge,the cupid that is the god of love,pax the god of peace and friendship,and Furies goddesses of vengeance. But however when having a look at their religion one has to examine the impact of the most important gods. Their religion was challenged by the Jews who only believed in one god and the Romans burned all of their churches Finally, Diocletian's successor Emperor Constantine, Christianity would finally get recognition in 313 CE.He built churches that were destroyed
The First Council of Nicaea, who established the Nicene Creed, was assembled by Emperor Constantine in an attempt to settle the argument raised by Arianism over the nature of the Trinity, which was also threatening the unity of the Christian Church. One point in
Apostle Paul who spread the gospel to Rome and Emperor Constantine, who as it were, legalized Christianity by an edict, laid the foundation for the growth and acceptance of Christian art and architecture. The Romans were very welcoming of the gods of the people they conquered and with the mixing of peoples came a great mixing of thoughts, ideas, and cultures during the medieval period, and both influenced the other in a number of ways. In terms of art, the new Christian converts introduced the use of images into their new religion, despite the Old Testament injunction that graven images should not be created. Influence was indeed two-way; the Romans soon favored inhumation in catacombs as opposed to cremation and both Roman and Christian burial places had imagery painted or carved on them.
It was held in the year 325 and it marked the beginning of new era for Christianity. Its importance is designated by the theological issues debated and by the fact that political factors were involved. It was a council summoned by the roman emperor Constantin who presided it. The doctrinal question debated was Christological. The council settled a controversy originated by a bishop called Arius who said that Jesus “was a creature adopted in divinity” .
