HIS 277 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hagia Sophia, Odoacer, Rome High School
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Trinity doctrine: father, son, spirit; both man and god. Arius from alexandria (egypt): created by god and was a special creature, not just a man, but not divine. Orthodoxy (right idea) is created, the opposite is heresy (wrong idea) Church officials come together, constantine wants unity of christians, not sects. Constantine: 1st council of nicea, 325; constantine did not care, he simply wanted unity, so he took the majority vote (trinity) Having been declared heresy, arius fled to egypt. 325: constantine is declared the capital; emperor lives there now defendable. Reasons for constantinople: more people, trade and wealth, very. Constantine chooses to create a christian capital; government officials move there, solidifies constantinople as a new empire" it becomes the future of. Hagia sofia is created in constantinople (1453 desecrated to make a mosque) Constantine has 4 sons, declares them all caesars, 1 of them was executed to make 3 remain.
