Roman Emperors
Claudian emperor who ruled at the time of Jesus' crucifixion
Who is Tiberius?
granted toleration to Christians with the Edict of Milan
Who is Constantine?
image destroyer
who is an iconoclast?
type of Greek in which the New Testament was written
What is koine?
Early inhabitants of Italy that built its first cities
Who are the Etruscans?
First emperor to persecute Christians
Who is Nero?
Crossed the Rubicon and became master of Rome
Who is Caesar?
underground tunnels used by early Christians for protection while worshipping
What are the Catacombs?
produced the Latin Vulgate
Who is Jerome?
People group that directly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Who are the Germans?
Emperor under which the Pax Romana began and nearest kin of Julius Caesar at the time of his murder
Who is Caesar Augustus?
intiated the 10th and greatest persecution
Who is Diocletian?
criminal in the eyes of the Roman government forced to fight in a public show?
Who is a gladiator?
year in which the New Testament was completed
What is A.D. 100?
first pope officially recognized as the supreme head of the church
Who is Leo I?
Emperor who made Christianity the only legal religion in the empire thus harming the cause of Christ
Who is Theodosius?
Emperor whose persecutions were especially severe in southern Gaul and brave Christian slave girl named Blandina was among his victims
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
term used to describe a defender of the faith
Who is an apologist?
Theory that states that Christ made Peter the head of the catholic church
What is the Petrine Theory?
the three other names given to the city called New Rome
What are Constantinople, Byzantium, and Istanbul?
Emperor who pushed the empire's boundaries to its furthest extent
Who is Trajan?
known for building the Hagia Sophia, his code of law, and influenced greatly by his Empress Theodora
Who is Justinian?
a false doctrine that denied the deity of Christ
What is Arianism?
location of the first Christian church
What is Jerusalem?
Church know for its use of the Greek liturgy?
What is Eastern Orthodox?