HIST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sole Power, Tyrant, Agnosticism
23 Nov 2017
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These changes and transformations discussed last week form the basis of the byzantine empire, something that was not static but transformational and reactive from the very start. The rise and nature of christianity in the 3rd and 4th century. Constantine deals with the beginning of the byzantine state. Had been ruling much of the roman world since 306. Use to being in power and being of importance. He was a ruthless tyrant, bully, convinced he was always right, use to being in power and having control remembered largely of his own control and power. He considered himself to be the chosen one of god, saw himself as equal as the 12 apostles, saw himself as the 13th apostle. He was acclaimed as a saint after his death as well as his mother helena. After 324 (after he took sole power) he maintained an iron grip on power.
