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Late Roman Empire Flashcards

1
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What year, where and by whom was Constantine first declared emperor?

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308, Eboracum, his troops

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In what year did Constantine win the Battle of the Milvian Bridge?

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312

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What did Constantine’s mother Helena find, and where?

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The True Cross, Jerusalem

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4
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Who ruled Rome 284-311?

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Diocletian

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What battle and against whom did Constantine fight in 312?

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Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Maxentius

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6
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When did Constantine I rule?

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312-337

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7
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What did Constantine see in the sky before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312?

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Chi rho, in hoc signo vinces

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8
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Tetrarchy: two what and two what?

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augustae, caesares

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9
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What year was Constantinople founded?

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324

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What year was the Edict of Milan, and what did it do?

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313, legalised tolerance of Christianity

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Which edict legalised tolerance of Christianity, and in what year?

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Edict of Milan, 313

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12
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Which churches did Constantine build?

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Holy Sepulchre, St Peter’s Basilica

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13
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When did Constantine II rule?

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337-361

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14
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When did Julian the Apostate rule?

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361-364

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15
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Which emperor was the last non-Christian, and when did he rule?

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Julian the Apostate, 361-364

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16
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What three anti-Christian measures did Julian the apostate take?

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  1. Purged the ruling classes of Christianity
  2. Reinstated temples
  3. Conficated church land
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17
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When did Valentian I rule?

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364-375

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18
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Who ruled between Valentian I and Thedosius I, and when did he rule?

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Valens, 375-378

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When did Theodosius I the Great rule?

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379-395

20
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Who was the last ruler of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires together?

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Theodosius I the Great

21
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Where was Theodosius born? How did he come to power?

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Spain, through the military

22
Q

Which two emperors split the empire permanently, and in what year?

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Arcadius & Honorius 395

23
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Who was the high watermark of early Byzantine emperors, and when did he rule?

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Justinian, 527-565

24
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What language did Justinian speak? Why is that important?

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Latin; he was the last emperor to do so

25
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Which 5 areas did Justinian reconquer?

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  1. North Africa
  2. Dalmatia
  3. Sicily
  4. Italy
  5. Southern Iberia
26
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Which church did Justinian build?

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Hagia Sophia

27
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What was the Justinian code?

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Reinstitution of old Roman laws

28
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What was the Arian heresy all about?

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Christ created by God, and is therefore subordinate

29
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Where was Arianism denounced?

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Council of Nicaea, 325

30
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Why are heresies important? Give 3 reasons

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  1. They show the join between church and state
  2. They pitch different groups against one another
  3. They cause strife between emperor and population
31
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What was Nestorianism all about?

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Christ’s humanity and divinity were two entirely separate ideas

32
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Where was Nestorianism denounced?

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Council of Ephesus, 431

33
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What is the Greek term for Mother of God?

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Theotokos

34
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What was Donatism all about?

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The person of the priest trumps the office of the priesthood

35
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What caused Donatism?

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Worry over traitors from Diocletian’s persecutions

36
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What was Monophysitism all about?

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Christ is one body, one spirit, one nature

37
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What caused the end of Donatism?

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Arab invasions

38
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Where was Monophysitism denounced?

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Council of Chalcedon, 451

39
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What was the result of Monophysitism?

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Split between Orthodox and Eastern Christianity

40
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What was Iconoclasm all about?

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Idolatry, and the worry of breaking the 2nd commandment

41
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When was Iconoclasm an issue?

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8th century

42
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Where was Iconoclasm denounced?

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Second Council of Nicaea, 787

43
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What supported the iconodules’ claim?

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Christ’s advent revealed God’s image, thereby nullifying 2nd commandment

44
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Who were the iconoclasts opposing?

A

Iconodules

45
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Which emperor was the first to be an iconoclast, and when did he rule?

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Leo III, 717-741

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