The Roman Empire East and West - University of Pittsburgh
The Roman Empire East and West
Rome and its expansion from 750 B.C. on
Republic -> monarchy -> empire
In Eastern Europe
228 B.C. Illyria
197 B.C. Macedonia
191 B.C. Greece
28 B.C. Moesia
10 B.C. Pannonia
46 A.D. Thrace
106 A.D. Dacia
Synthesis of Greek and Roman culture. Greek language
2nd-3rd century beginning of decline
expansion /military expense
division of empire under Diocletian (284-305) into East & West
Chrisitianity as an illegal sect
civil war followed by the victory of Constantine (306-37)
He unifies empire & converts to Christianity
324 Council of Nicaea seals partnership between church and state. He is autocrat.
330 Constantine dedicates Constantinople as new capital
Later Christianity becomes state religion
Collapse of Western Empire.
Lombards, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Franks, Anglo-Saxons, Vandals attack Western Empire
Frankish state and Christianity 4th century
Justinian, Eastern Roman Emperor (527-565) reunifies empire
But new German, Slav, Persian invaders in West
(East) Byzantium survives & remains THE Roman empire to 11th century
Byzantium & Papacy
1054 Great Schism
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