Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Diocletian - was a Roman emperor, who tried to rebuild the once succesfull empire but failed

Constantine - a yound Roman commander who inspired christianity to become a religion in Rome


eastern empire - what Diocletian named the Latin-speaking part of Rome, wealthier than the western empire


Western empire - what Diocletian named the Greek - peaking portion of Rome, was also far less weathly than the eastern empire


Edict of Milan - a speech given by Constantine in Milan, " both to the Christians and to all men freedom to follow the religion that they choose."


Constantinople - the capitol of the western Roman empire, during Constantine's rule


Huns - and extremly aggressive group of bararians, feared by even the Germanic people


Attila - the cheif of the Huns. He was violent and feared by many, and he sacked 70 cities in the east. A bishop names Leo I was the only person to have ever stopped him


Leo I - a Christian bishop who stopped Attila the Hun from destroying Rome completely




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