Emperors
What was the Edict of Milan?
Legalized Christianity
Who wrote the Vulgate?
St. Jerome (347-420)
Arianism
Who was the Hunnic warlord who was prevented from sacking and conquering Rome by a meeting with Pope Leo the Great in 452?
Attila the Hun (r. 434-453)
What is the modern representation of the Roman Empire?
Gabe (Bonus points if Gabe is the one who answers)
Who was the last Emperor to rule both the East and the West?
Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395)
Who was the "Honey-Tongued Doctor" and why was he called this? (I want the story.)
St. Ambrose (340-397); Bees landed on his tongue as a baby and he became an excellent orator.
Which Council anathematized Arianism?
Council of Nicea (325)
What year did Alaric, King of the Goths, sack Rome? (This was the first time in 800 years Rome had been sacked.)
410
Heads or Tails?
Tails
Who was the last Western Roman Emperor?
Romulus Augustus (or Orestes [or Julius Nepos])
This Father Doctor revised the rubrics and prayers of the liturgy, and his Divine Liturgy is still used today in the Byzantine Rite.
St. John Chrysostom (347-407)
Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395) called the Second Ecumenical Council (381) in order to settle what doctrinal issue? (Hint: Pneumatology)
Whether the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person (He is). (Pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit [just like Christology is the study of Christ])
In 455, Pope Leo the Great convinced a barbarian tribe to not kill the Romans when they sacked Rome (but still take whatever they wanted). The subsequent plundering was so destructive we still use the name of what tribe to describe looting/looters?
Vandals (vandalizing/vandalism)
Who was the artist who painted "Sait Jerome Writing" in 1605 (the painting from the PowerPoint)?
Caravaggio
List three ways Julian the Apostate tried to destroy Christianity.
Re-legalized paganism.
Clergy were not exempt from military service.
Set up hospitals.
Attempted to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
Imprisoned/exiled bishops who opposed him/his agenda publicly.
Which Father Doctor was known as "Pope of Alexandria" (a title the Coptic Christians still use for their Patriarch)?
St. Athanasius (298-373)
What stopped Julian the Apostate from building the new Temple in Jerusalem?
Miraculous fireballs explode on the workers.
What instigated the Battle of Catalaunian Fields (451)?
Emperor Valentinian III's sister tried to escape an arranged marriage by asking Attila for help. Attila interpreted this as a marriage proposal and tried to claim his bride and half the Western Empire as his dowery.
What is a Dyson Sphere?
(description of a Dyson Sphere here)
How did the moral decay of the Roman Empire lead to the fall of the empire?
(insert a good enough answer to get credit here)
The "Doctor of Grace" was a Manichaen and a neo-Platonist before hearing the "Honey Tongued Doctor" preach and read the life story of which Desert Father?
St Anthony of the Desert ("Father of all Monks")
Which Roman Emperor, outlawed paganism, instigated a massacre in Thessalonica, and was rebuked by St. Ambrose in 390?
Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395)
Who was the barbarian leader who overthrew the last Roman Emperor and declared himself "King of Italy"?
Odacer, King of Italy (435-493)
Can a bad man be a good king? Why?
The other team can steal if they provide a sufficient rebuttal. (Re-read this line until a sufficient rebuttal is not given.)