Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
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alukerowley on April 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Diocletian | (284-305 AD), Roman emperor who tried to solve the probelm of succession, established tetrarchy or "rule of four", each emperor rule over a quarter of empire tetrarchy: rule of 4 established by Diocletian, 2 Augustus' & 2 Caesars' → split between East and west Rome, Aug → Caesar, didn't work b/c Augustus/ never wanted to step down. Only Emperor to willingly give up his power. Good emperor but not in the Christian's book. |
| Constantine | Roman emperor from 306-377 BC, 1st Roman emperor to convert to Christianity (had a vision), rebuilt Byzantium to Constantinople, started Christianity as sacred religion in Rome. |
| In hoc signo vinces! | "under this sign you will conquer!", the words Constantine saw in a vision on the eve of a great battle, put it on shields and won the battle |
| Donation of Constantine | will of constantine, bequeathed all Western empire to Roman Catholic church, Western-Latin, Eastern-Greek, West became weaker-Goths hired mercenaries to Roman army and many Germanics flooded into Rome, tensions arose |
| 476 AD | Fall of Roman empire, Odoacer defeated Romulus (last Roman king), Western empire ceased to exist but many Roman institutions assimilated into Roman Catholic church |
| Odoacer | Vandal pirate king who defeated last Roman emperor and ended Roman empire |
| Romulus Augustulus | Last Roman king |
| Charlemagne | 1st Holy Roman Emperor |
| 800 AD | Coronation of 1st Holy Roman Emperor (Charlemagne), started using donation of constantine, strife grew between emperors and popes, Italy divided into kingdoms |
| Holy Roman Empire | ... |
| Guelphs | supporters of political power of the Pope, craftsmen and tradesmen (merchant class), Dante was a follower of White Guelphs |
| Ghibellines | supporters of political power of Emperor, aristocracy |
| Boniface VIII | The Pope that ruled during Dante's life |
| Frederick II | Holy Roman Emperor during Dante |
| White and Black Guelphs | 2 different tribes who fought after the Ghibellines expelled, Black Guelphs won → white guelphs including Dante exiled White- more forward thinking Black- wanted pope to tell them everything they should do. |
| Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) | studying to be a lawyer and felt closer to God by reading ancient works, brought study of antiquity back, an Italian scholar and poet |
| Reasons Caesar was so powerful | terrifying troops, brave Caesar, Pompey got soft |
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