RELIG220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Galerius, Diocletian, Greek East And Latin West

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG220
• Professor: Mark Dickens

Document Summary

(cid:862)c(cid:396)isis of the thi(cid:396)d ce(cid:374)tu(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) = (cid:1006)(cid:1009) e(cid:373)pe(cid:396)o(cid:396)s i(cid:374) (cid:1008)9 (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1007)(cid:1009)-284) very unstable time in. Lots of corruption and inefficiency in the empire: dio(cid:272)letia(cid:374)"s solutio(cid:374) Split the empire into two halves (greek east and latin west) Each half has an augustus (senior ruler) and caesar (junior ruler) = tetrarchy. Armenia: 287: diocletian (the one who unleashed persecution on christians) installs tridat (or tiridates) iii as king of armenia, ca. ): tridat was converted by gregory the illuminator (gregory was brought up as a. Christian in cappadocia, asia minor: before 311 (before the edict of serdica): christianity was proclaimed the official religion of. Christianity only becomes the official religion of the roman empire in 380: armenia became the first christian kingdom (after edessa) Increasing protection by the state and increasing patronage of christians. Imperial terminology becomes used for christian buildings; many are modeled on roman buildings. Basilica comes from greek basilike, (cid:862)(cid:396)o(cid:455)al house(cid:863)