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Diocletian split the empire into two regions, the east and the west, at the time when Rome was governed by a Tetrarchy (by 4 men).
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Decreed by Constantine, the Edict of Milan declared that all of religions of the empire would be tolerated, including Christianity.
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In order to put the questions of Christ's existence to rest, the Council of Nicaea was summoned Constantine. This meeting gave birth to the Nicene Creed, that stated Jesus Christ had always existed.
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Constantine decided to build an urban center of converse over old Greek city of Byzantium, and became the second capital to the empire.
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Edict that banned the practices of other religions; made Christianity the empire's official religion
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Long after the Goths defeated the Romans in 378, which allowed more and more Goths to flood in from the borders, the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome.
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Built during the reign of Theodosius II.
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Petrine doctrine was used
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Became emperor after the death of his uncle; wife was Theodora. They both came from humble origins.
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Commissioned by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, the Hagia Spohia was built in 537 AD. The construction of the church was part of Justinian and Theodora's reconstruction plan after the Nika riots.
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Muhammad and his followers fled from Mecca to their new base in Medina; considered the turning point for Islam; called the Hijra
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Occurred during the tenth century; Vikings wreaked absolute havoc, destroyed monasteries and churches, and raped the women of these lands.
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Invasions were spurred on due to the many Vikings' interests in the wealth that accumulated during the Carolingians and Anglo-Saxons.