Julio-Claudian Dynasty
He was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.
Who was Nero?
St. Paul greatly expanded Christianity by opening it up to this group of people.
Who are the Gentiles?
This chaotic period in Roman history was characterized by plague, war, and generals turned emperors from the provinces of Rome.
What is the Third Century Crisis?
This Roman Emperor made his capital city Byzantium, the eventual capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Constantine?
Who is Muhammad?
This chaotic period of civil war that followed the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty only lasted for 1 year.
What is the Year of 4 Emperors?
These 5 churches, often referred to as the Pentarchy, were the most influential among the early Christian churches.
What are Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria?
This policy, created by Roman Emperor Diocletian, divided the Roman Empire into 4 parts.
This Roman Law Code compiled by Emperor Justinian I can also be described as, "How to Law for Dummies."
What is the Corpus Juris Civilis?
This was the name of the central temple of Mecca.
What is the Ka'aba?
This formal position of Augustus, made him the high priest of the Roman religion.
What is Pontifex Maximus?
This belief of many in the early church states that a church should be able to trace their roots back to one of the Apostles, and is also part of the explanation for Petrine Supremacy.
What is apostolic succession?
This was the date of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is Sept. 4, 476.
This policy of Leo the Isaurian literally translates to, "Icon Breaking."
What is Iconoclasm?
The conquest of this ancient region gave the Islamic caliphates access to much grain, gold and knowledge.
What is Egypt?
This name and title was taken by Octavius upon gaining control of what would become the Roman Empire.
What is Augustus.
These two broad categories can be used to summarize the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
What are living a virtuous life and that Jesus was the Messiah?
This battle, the credit of which was given to the Christian God, put Emperor Constantine in power and began the transition to the Christianization of the Empire.
What is the Battle of Milvian Bridge?
This Roman Emperor and uncle to Justinian I ended the Acacian Schism and returned the Byzantine Empire to a more Orthodox form of Christianity.
Who is Justin I?
This was the name of the cave in which Muhammad was believed to have been visited by the angel Gabriel.
What is Hira?
Soldiers in Augustus' army were granted this at the end of their 20 year service.
What is a retirement fund and citizenship?
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This heretical teacher was exiled from the Roman Empire after the decisions made at the Council of Nicaea.
Who is Arius?
This Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire, of which he was also the last emperor of the East and Western halves.
Who is Theodosius I?
The wars with the Persian Empire of this Byzantine Emperor, left the Byzantine empire in a weakened state just as the Islamic Caliphate was forming.
Who is Emperor Heraclius?
These 5 pillars of Islam, in their true names, form the core of the Islamic faith.
What is Shahada, Zakat, Swam, Hajj, and Salah