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Period: 224 to Oct 10, 651
Sassanian Dynasty
Persians -
Period: 263 to
Eusebius of Casesarea
Wrote LOTBEC, Chronicle, Church History -
Period: 300 to 400
4th Century debates
Question of father and son, is the son eternal or was he birthed? Arianism was condemned (son not eternal) -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine Rules
Ordered the Canonization of the scriptures, which was carried out by Eusebius. Aka, making scriptures holy and lawful? -
312
Constantine defeats Maxentius
Battle of Milvian Bridge -
313
Edict of Milan
Religious toleration for Christianity. Christian clergy excused form town councils. State subsidies to the christian church. -
324
Constantine defests Licinius
Defeat at Hadrianople, Constantine becomes sole emperor -
325
Council of Nicea
First ecumenical council. Summonded and presided upon by emperor. Its decisions enforced by imperial decree. Debate on Arianism and Nicean Creed, which established the relationship between the father and the son. Construction of church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and Church of Nativity in Bethlehem -
330
Foundation of Constantinople
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337
Constantine dies
Dies as first Christian Emperor, baptized on his deathbed -
Period: 361 to 363
Julian the Apostate rules
brief return to paganism -
Period: 400 to 500
5th century debate
struggles to maintain the frontiers of the empire from germans, huns, and other eastern pressures. How can christ be human and divine at the same time? Nestorianism vs Monophysitism -
431
3rd Ecumenical Council
Ephesus, Condemned Nestorianism -
451
4th Ecumenical Council
Chalcedon, condemned Monophycitism -
Period: 500 to 565
Procopius of Caesarea
Wrote buildings and Secret History -
Period: 500 to 565
Belisarius and Narses
Belisarius was Justinian's general, considered one of the greatest generals of all time. Was able to conquer many mediterranean lands with little or no support from Justinian. Considered to be one of the "last of the Romans". Narses was also a general who worked with Belisarius -
Period: 527 to 565
Reign of Justinian
Succeeded his uncle Justin I whom he helped govern the empire befor he governed it himself. His wife was Theodora, who was very influential and considered a saint of the church. She helped quall the Nika Revolt with a speech. Wars of reconquest, Justinian won back many Western lands. He stabalized and strengthened the absolute monarchy, codified the laws, had a massive building program, and had fiscal and a Justinaian emptied the treasury, so there was a period of Contraction after his rule -
532
Nika Revolt
Quelled by Justinian, who killed 30,000. Theodora convinced him to do so. -
Period: 570 to Oct 11, 632
Muhammad lives
He was born in Mecca to the tribe of the Quraysh, a pagan pilgrimage tribe. 622 Hijra from Mecca to Medina. Muhammad was the medium through which god wrote the Koran. Muhammah wrote it in aristocratic language. The hadith is a book of what Muhammad did in his life, and Muslims follow that as well as the Koran. It is a composition of orally passed down stoires from those that were close to Muhammad. -
Period: Oct 10, 610 to Oct 10, 641
Reign of Heraclius
Successful struggled with Persia, and struggled with Muslim Armies -
Period: Oct 10, 610 to Oct 10, 717
Heraclian dynasty
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Oct 10, 622
Hijra from Mecca to Medina
Muhammad makes mecca. This begins Muslim Calendar -
Oct 11, 622
Muhammad migrates from Mecca to Medina
Marks the year 0 -
Oct 11, 661
Transfer of capital from Medina to Demascus
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Period: Oct 11, 661 to Oct 11, 750
Umayaads rule
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Period: Oct 10, 713 to
Isaurian Dynasty
Iconoclast emperors (destruction for eligious symbols) -
Oct 11, 717
Arab siege of Constantinople
lasted until 718 -
Oct 11, 726
Leo III demands removal of Icon of christ
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Oct 11, 730
Forceful removal of patriarch Germanos and demand of destruction of icons by Leo III
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Period: Oct 11, 750 to Oct 11, 1258
Abbasids rule
Move the capital to Baghdad. Ended by the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols -
Oct 11, 762
Transfer of capital
Demascus to Baghdad by Abbasids -
Division of Roman Empire
Division to East and West, Arcadius ruled the east, Honorius ruled the west. -
2nd ecumenical council
In Constantinople under Theodosius I, defined the position of the holy ghost within the trinity and supplemented the Nicean Creed -
Corpus Julis Civilis
Law released in 529, revised by Tribonian, a great jurist. Tribonian was corrupt and temporarily removed by Justinian. His life is recounted in the writings of Procopius. John the Cappadocian was Justinian's personal advisor for this codification. -
7th ecumenical council
In nicea, resotred Idols -
815 council of Blachernae
resumed iconoclasm. Finally ended by theodora. -
Period: to 305
Diocletian
Administrative and fiscal reforms -
Period: to
Theodosius I
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Period: to 450
Theodosius II
Sister Pulcheria and wife Athenais-Eudocia heavily influenced him. Urban development of Constantinople, enlargement of city walls. University of Constantinople. -
Period: to
Successors to iconoclasm
Successors to Isaurians -
Period: to
Amorian Dynasty
Iconoclasm up until 843 -
Period: to Oct 10, 1056
Macedonian Dynasty