2. Overview
• 69 BC – AD 400
• Christianity
– Jesus
– Roman Religion
• The Late Roman Empire
– Crisis of the 3rd Century
– The Dominate
• Homework:
– Chs 6-7 Quiz (11/17)
– PSR #3 (11/21)
3. Map 6.1 p153
MAP 6.1 The Roman Empire from Augustus Through Trajan
4. Judaea & Jesus
• 63 BC, Pompey the Great
• Jewish Divisions
– Sadducees
– Pharisees
– Essenes
– Zealots
• “Messiah”
• John the Baptist
• Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC – AD 33)
– 12 Apostles
– Crucifixion
• Teachings
– Parables
– Sermon on the Mount
5. Religion in the Roman Empire
• Rituals
– Baptism
– Agape
• Bishops and Priests
– Apostolic Succession
– Cities
• St. Paul (c. AD 5 – 67)
• Roman Religion
– Religiones Licitae
– Syncretism
– Mystery Religions
• The Jewish Revolt
(AD 66-70) Mithras Slaying Bull, Italy, c. AD 200
6.
7. Jesus and His Apostles
p168
Pictured is a fourth-century fresco from a Roman catacomb depicting Jesus
and his apostles.
11. Roman Troubles
• The Severan Dynasty,
AD 193-235
– Septimius Severus
(b. AD 145, r. 193-211)
• Crisis of the 3rd Century,
AD 235 – 284
• Barbarians
• Emperor Valerian
• Debasement of Coinage
The Severan Tondo, c. AD 200,
Septimius Severus and his family
14. The Dominate
• Dominus
• Diocletian (r. 284 – 305)
– Edict on Maximum Prices
(AD 301)
– Tetrarchy
– The Great Persecution
• Constantine the Great
(r. 306 – 337)
– Battle of the Milvian
Bridge (AD 312)
– Solidus
– Constantinople The Four Tetrarchs, c.AD 300,
St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
18. Fall of the Roman Empire
• Theodosius the Great
(r.379-395)
• German Migrations
• Federates
– Battle of Adrianople
(AD 378)
• Master of the Soldiers
– Stilicho (359 – 408)
• AD 476, Odovacer
• Problem of Collapse
• Legacy Diptych of Stilicho and Family, AD 398
19. Christianity in the Roman Empire
• Legal Status
– Great Persecution
– Martyrs
• Neoplatonism
– Logos
• Constantine
– Edict of Milan, AD 313
• Council of Nicaea, 325
– Heresy
– Arianism
– Nicene Creed
• St. Jerome (348-420)
– Vulgate
• Theodosius the Great
(r.379-395)
• Architecture
Roman Villa, 4th Cent AD, Lullingstone, UK
24. Post-Roman Christianity
• St. Augustine of Hippo
(AD 354 – 430)
– Confessions
– City of God
• The Pope
– Petrine Supremacy
– Pope Leo I (r. 440 – 461)
– Pope Gregory the Great
(r. 590 – 604)
• Missionaries
• Celtic Christianity
• Monasticism
– Hermits
– Rule of St. Benedict, 520s
– Abbott
– Nuns
• Appeal
Syrian Reliquary, 6th century,
Simeon the Stylite
MAP 6.1 The Roman Empire from Augustus Through Trajan (14–117). Augustus and later
emperors continued the expansion of the Roman Empire, adding more resources but also increasing
the tasks of administration and keeping the peace. Compare this map with Map 5.3.
Jesus and His Apostles. Pictured is a
fourth-century fresco from a Roman
catacomb depicting Jesus and his apostles.
Catacombs were underground cemeteries
where early Christians buried their dead.
Christian tradition holds that in times of
imperial repression, Christians withdrew to
the catacombs to pray and hide.