Questions

What did Constantine do for the Roman empire? - Edict of Mulan, added onto the army
What reforms did Diocletian make?
How did Diocletian treat the arising Christians? - with torture
What types of torture did Diocletian give to the Christians? - fires, torture, cut them
What religion is Constantine? - Christian
How was Christianity treated in the beginning? - As a bad cult
Who was a very important person of the faith that helped to spread it? Paul
What did Constantine see in the sky before the battle? - conquer by this
What is the sign that Constantine used in a battle? - the cross
What is the Edict of Mulan? - People can't be persecuted of their religion
What revelation did Constantine have? - Christianity might help them
What does Gospels mean? -Good News
What god were the Christians forced to give sacrifice to? -Jupiter (Roman gods)
Who lit the fire in the Imperial palace? - we have no idea
What religion was Jesus born into? Jewish
What religion was Constantine's mother? - Christian
How many government officials were under Diocletian's rule? 20,000
Problems? Epidemic disease, couldn't defend frontier against barbarians, emperors began to lose their hold on power, maintaining army was too expensive.
Explain who Christianity appealed to? - Poor people, because they wanted to be redeemed and stuff
How many people were added to the military when Diocletian came into power? 400,000
What did the Edict of Mulan do? Made all religions be accepted?
Who wrote the Edict of Mulan? Constantine

Friday..

Today in class we went over Diocletian and Constantine. It was just your basic lecture class. Sorry this blog is boring. I am in a time crunch.

Diocletian!

The Diocletian persecution occurred in the early 300s. They told the people that they need to convert to the Empire's religion OR ELSE. So obviously from the title of this topic the or else is pretty grotesque. They sacrificed the Christians to the Roman gods. Diocletian gave severe types of torture. Like setting people aflame, cutting off tongues..unhumane things.

As for Constantine he helped to restore the humanity in the empire. Constantine converted to Christianity and therefore it was no longer shamed as much among people. Constantine's army had the cross as a symbol. Different rebellions and revolts occurred by Constantine, holding his ground, kept the people repressed. He was later declared a saint. You go Constantine!

Today..

Today in class we went over a powerpoint. This is rushed because I have much to do but this class helped me learn a lot about Christianity! Woo!

Christianity

So over time, Rome came into a time when Christianity was being spread. This was a time of Jews, and Jesus. Jesus being around at this time is significant information. He is the head of one of the most popular religions in modern day. Jesus had spread radical news including that he was the Messiah. He was crucified by the Romans. After his death, his apostles (meaning messengers  spread his word through-out the world. Paul, one of the specific apostles of Jesus, really understood the word and helped to settle qualms about the word being spread. Over time there was an acquired group of followers. These followers helped to add dimension to the beliefs and the religion was able to grow and evolve. Paul was beheaded in 60 A.D. because he was Jewish and stirring up conflict among the Empire. Jesus' temple was destroyed ten years later. The followers thought this was a sign of God ditching them. In the end, Paul helped the Catholic Church to develop a lot and instill a faith in people.

He wants to be King! EW!

Today we continued to watch the videos on youtube. It's British television. I really like this show thing and its acting is really well done. It's not disgustingly educational, but it is educational! So I'm glad that I am learning but also not being bored to death. The Senate kind of disgusts me. They were creating rumors and making up lies to get their way. I think Tiberius had good intentions. Maybe he did have a bit of the power get to his head, but he was never an air head. I think we all can appreciate some power and some respect from the people, but it shouldn't dominate our intentions. I think Tiberius maybe had had a little confidence and ego in him, but not in a way that he wanted absolute power and he would have ended up marring the government of Rome. Rome's government pretty much con-caved and tried to fight something that had to eventually come.

Forgettful

So basically I missed the whole Western Civ class yesterday (this blog is late) all apologies! I had the best intentions on getting this done and everything but that obviously didn't seem to happen. In the beginning of western civ we watched part of ben hur. there was this camera man in this one part but we think it was an editing prank. So basically i left for an appointment with the doctor! But i hear we are having a quix today! Boo