The Roman Empire East and West



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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