Fun facts
Keeping up with the Roman Emperors
Famous Names
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This creed was designed to refute arian teachings.

Nicene Creed

100

This emperor declared himself "at the level of the apostles and a bishop of the bishops"

Constantine

100

This bishop of Myra was persecuted under Diocletian, gave dowries to the poor, and later became known as Santa Claus.

St. Nicholas

200

The heretical belief that Jesus and the Holy Spirit were created by the father

Arianism

200

This Roman Emperor split the empire with a junior emperor; his wife and daughter were Christians. He made edicts against christians after a fire.

Diocletian

200
The first Church-wide council: called by Constantine to deal with the teachings of an elder named Arius.

Council of Nicea (AD 325)

300

The edict that wasn't an edict that legalized Christianity

Edict of Milan

300

Became full emperor of Rome in 304. This emperor, once hostile to Christians, legalized Christianity in 311 just five days before his death.

Galerius

300

 in the early 300s He was Bishop of Alexandria, stood up against many Roman Emperors, accused adamantly by the Arians yet each time found innocent, and spent most of his life in exile.

Athanasius, or The Black Dwarf

400

This symbol was painted on the shields of Constantine's soldiers.

Chi-Rho

500

These Roman priests interpreted the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds and other natural signs.

Augurs

500

Constantine’s rival, who drowned while trying to fight outside Rome in 312.

Maxentius

500

Because Arius was a pastor and not a Bishop, this Bishop spoke on behalf of him to present his ideas.

The Bishop of Nicommodea

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