PPT-Diocletian, Constantine, Division, Barbarian Invasions, and

List how the Roman emperors tried to end the crisis in the empire Describe how the Hun invasions contributed to the decline of Rome List how economic and social problems lead to the fall of Rome. Ross Arnold, Spring 2013. Church History 1. Apostles to Pre-Reformation. April 30, 2013 – . Emperors, Bishops, Saints & Intellectuals Lecture. Church History 1. . (TH1) . Introduction to Church History. Constantine and Beyond. Decius . 249 A.D. came into power. . Christian historians paint him as cruel. History shows him to be a Roman of old style, who wanted to return Rome to her former glory. . Decius saw that the people abandoned their gods and that was why there was unrest. . Dave Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Conclusions. Like other threats being discussed here. Biological invasions have large, varied effects on large-river ecosystems and the services they provide to people. UNIT TWO – The Imperial Church. Slides based in part on . The Story of Christianity . by Justo Gonzalez. . The Dawn of the Imperial Age of the Church. Diocletian (244-311). Diocletian reorganizes the Empire. Introduction. The Middle Ages. When does that period start?. The most commonly accepted starting date for the Middle Ages is that of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476.. That starting date was first used by Leonardo . 8-2. Problems and Upheavals . Severan. . Rulers. Military government. “enrich the soldiers and ignore everyone else”. 235AD - 284AD – 22-25 Emperors. Invasions. E – Sassanid Persians. N – Germanic Tribes moved into the Balkans, Gaul and Spain. 1) The Empire Strikes Back. a) The Party the Church Didn’t attend. i) Rome turns 1,000 years old (AD 247). (1) city parties for 3 days. (2) Christians do not participate. (3) plague ravages city. (4) Christians blamed for angering the Gods. Before battle at . Milvian. Bridge, Constantine had been preparing for battle. Took 5 years strengthening borders along the Rhine. Constantly courting favor from his subjects. He loved luxury and pomp. Rome: Too Big. Rome had grown too big for effective rule.. Rome was too far away and the provinces often did not do as they were instructed. Emperor Diocletian decided that the empire must be split in two to make it easier to manage. For years, . the . well-disciplined . Roman army held the . barbarians (invaders) . of Germany in check. In the third century . CE, . the Roman soldiers were withdrawn from the Rhine- Danube frontier to fight civil wars in Italy, and the Roman border was left open to attack. . Definition. Byzantine:. this term is a modern invention. The Byzantines called themselves either ‘Romans’. . or ‘Greeks’. Invented by the classical scholar Hieronymus Wolf and popularized by Montesquieu. Preview. Decline. -. After the year 180, political, geographic, and cultural factors made the Roman Empire weaker. Finally, it fell into decline.. Diocletian and Constantine. - . Diocletian returned order and organization to the empire. Constantine totally changed the way the empire was run.. Independent Reading Packet and Assessment. OBJECTIVE:. To understand how Rome . was affected by barbarian invasions and how these tribes assimilated into the Roman Empire. To . complete . the. . INDEPENDENT STUDY PACKET . o. f. Christianity. Part . 1. The Primitive Church. Where We’re Going. Acts to. 313. The Primitive. Church. 313 to. 1000. The Conciliar. Period. 1000 to. 1517. Divisions. Emerge. 1517 to. 1700. Western.