test

We got back our test and i did bad :((( once again.... I am just slip these last quarters.  I gotta do better

fishing

I wasn't in class because i was fishing,  and i didn't have internet all weekend so i hope you can except this late.  I just got home with internet im going to take a nap

rom wrap uppppp :)

Diocletian

•  ruled from 284-303
• 400000 people in army
• 20000 officials 

Constantine

• ruled from 306 337
• prays to christian god
• 313- edict of milan

Struggle in 4th century 

• more poor people
• more tax collectors
• peasants cant avoid taxes
• Foreshadowing feudalism

Empire crumbles

• romes power is decreasing 
• huns migrate from china to Europe 
• Visgoths take over spain, actually and loot rome itself in 410
• Vandals control carthage 
• Ostrogoths in Italy
  
  
  Franks in Gaul
  
  Angles and Saxons in Britain

End of era

• 500 BC - the monarchy is abolished
  450 BC - the Twelve Tables are established
• 44 BC - end of the line for Julius Caesar
  27 BC - 180 AD - the Roman Peace (Pax Romana)
  475 its over
• first appeared in Europe from east of the Volga River (huns)
•  entered Africa and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman african provinces (vandals)

test

The test was hard and thought it would be easyier :(.  I studyied and spelling essays were the problem. I hope i will get a good grade on the essay and i will be set .  I am going to read tonight and be ready for the dission thurday.

Daniel

We made up questions for test on wed

Q. Who did Christianity begin with?

A.      Jesus

Q. What does Gospel Mean?

A. Good news

Q.  When did Diocletian start his reforming?
A. 284 AD

Q. Who are the four gospel writers?

A. Mathew, Mark, Luke and John

Q. What did Constantine rename the capital?

A. Constantinople

Q. How many people are in the Roman Empire in 300 AD?

A. 60 million

Q. What class of people was there too many of?
A. The poor

Q. How many people joined the army under Constantine?

A. 500,000

Q. What is the battle Constantine fought after he saw the vision from God?

A. The battle of Milvian Bridge

Q. What did the Edict of Milan do?

A. Protected all religions from persecution.

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Diocletian 

• ordered a series of edicts 

first edict

• newly built churches were demolished
• demanded all spiritual thing to me demolished
• prohibited assembling for worship
• but people stopped worshiping in public
• worshiped in private 
• thought people who died for there religion were inspiration
• all Christians were stripped of there rankings
• wanted to eliminate the Christians

second edict

• ordered arrests 
• imprisoned bishops and priests

third edict

• ordered to imprison clergymen 

forth edict

• forced then to come out in public and sacrifice there religion
• if they didn't they would be executed

Constantine's connection to Christianity

• before he prayed to different gods and decided to try the Christian God
• before they went into battle he saw Christ that promised his victory
• he also built up the Roman army
• he shared his power with other emperors

The Edict of Milan

• means that you cant persecute anyone because of there religion
• said that if you get your land taken away that you get it back

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In the 3rd century

·         Epidermic disease spread through Empire

·         Hard to defend the frontier against barbarians

·         Emperors were losing power

·         2.5 years average for an emperor

·         Too many poor citizens

Diocletian

·         284 Ad was his reforms

·         Had a 400,000 people in the army

·         Divided Rome Territories into smaller provinces

·         Get 20000 officals

·         they were more efficient at collecting higher taxes - this greater yield provided for a larger army

Time marches on to 300 Ad…

·         60 million people in the roman empire

·         Millions are Christians

·         Christianity help the poor

·         more Christians - more face-to-face contacts - more conversions - more offspring

·         Christians are gaining power, becoming the ruling elite

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·         Diocletian (ruled from 284 - 305) left Christians alone at first

·         Constantine ruled as emperor 306 – 337

How did Constantine restructure the empire?

• He built the army up to as many as a half a million troops
• He started a new gold coinage that kept its value for lots of centuries
• He shared power with fellow emperors, (his sons)
• He started to build an eastern capital , the city of New Rome , later named Constantinople  it was located between Europe and Asia