affects of christianity on the roman empire

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Road to Damascus
Č Begin with Constantine
¡V 324 CE becomes sole Emperor
¡V Decided to build a new imperial city
¡V The ¡§New Rome¡¨
Road to Damascus
Č We will call this Byzantium; but he called it Constantinople
¡V It would be a Christian city (11 May 330)

Road to Damascus
Road to Damascus
Road to Damascus
Č On the eve of battle in 312 CE he had a vision; ordered his soldiers to put the Christian monogram on their shields; had believed in the sun god (Alexander)
Road to Damascus
Č Began to favor the Christians
¡V Edict of Milan: restored their property and asked for toleration; gave the clergy tax concessions and allowed the church to receive bequests.
Road to Damascus
Č He slowly came to see himself as responsible to god and for the well being of the church.
¡V After 320, the sun was removed from the coins
Road to Damascus
Č 324, declared himself a Christian
¡V Called the first ecumenical council (The Council of...