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Events
- Roman Empire is divided into four parts, ruled by the Tetrarchy
- First Council of Nicea
- Battle of the Milvian Bridge marks the beginning of the Byzantine Empire
- Roman/Byzantine Emperor Constantine declares himself head of the Christian church, marking the beginning of the church-state relationship that sets the pace for the rest of the Middle Ages and well beyond
- Armenia adopts Christianity as the national religion
- Roman Britain is sucessfully overcome by a coalition of Picts, Saxons, Scotti, and others, with the help of rebelling Roman soldiers. Roman rule is restored to Britain a year later.
- Traditional discovery of the True Cross by St. Helena
Significant people
- Constantine, first Byzantine Emperor
- Saint Augustine of Hippo, theologian
- Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan
- Eusebius, ancient historian
- Alaric, king of the Visigoths
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
- Gothic alphabet
Some Groups That Cover This Period
Internal Links
External Links
- Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire
- Byzantium Studies on the Internet - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/