HH late empire Flashcards

1
Q

death of TTG

A

395- succeded by honorius and arcadius

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2
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age of arcadius

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17/18

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3
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age of honorius

A

10

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4
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death of arcadius

A

408 succeded by 7yo theodosius 2

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5
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end of honorius

A

423- succeded by 5yo valentinian 3

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6
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1/2 sister of arcadius and honorius and mother of valentinian 3

A

galla placidia

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7
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pacidia’s daughter

A

honoria

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8
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daughter of valentinian 3

A

GP the younger

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9
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wife of arcadius

A

emp. eudoxia

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10
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sister of theodosius 2

A

pulcheria

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11
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wife of theodosius 2

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eudocia

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12
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daughter of theodosius 2 and wife of valentrinian 3

A

eudoxia

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13
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son of a Vandal who had served in the Roman army,

A

Stilicho

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14
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Stilicho’s wife

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serena neice of theodosius

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15
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Stilicho’s military success under theodosius

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magister utriusque militiae, master of both cavalry and infantry, when Theodosius marched west against Arbogast.

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16
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rufinus vs stilicho

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rufinus is praetorian gaurd of arcadius and dissagrees with stilicho about illyricum stilcho casually shows up captures alaric then gets gainus to kill rufinus and surrender the troops at constantinople

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17
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401 aleric

A

invades italy, causing stilicho to mass divert tropops frm the north

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18
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last day of 406

A

large numbers of Vandals, Suevi,
Alans, and other tribes crossed the frozen Rhine
into Gaul.

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19
Q

Constantine the bad one

A

commander in brittan who userped power in the west with support from germans

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20
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end of stilicho

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defeats constantine the aleric invades noricum and requests 4000 pounds of gold silico says ok so jealous senotors spread rumors to honorius who executes him in 408

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21
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aleric attacks rome #1

A

honorius refuses to honor the agreement made by stilicho so aleric seiges rome honorius runs to ravenna’s swamp leading to alric declaring priscus attulus emporer in the west

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22
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concessions by attulus

A

Aleric= magister
utriusque militiae,
Adolph=count of the
domestics.

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23
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sack of rome by aleric

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august 24 410– aleric and his general sarus sack rome on behalf of honorius afetr betraying attus

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24
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death of aleric

A

at consentia due to travel complications burried under the busentus river

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25
Q

aleric’s successor

A

adolph

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26
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honorius and adolph in 412

A

they help honorius then he doesnt pay and they seize narbo

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27
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end of adolph

A

chased to spain by constatius(the commander) then assasiated in 415

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28
Q

adoph successor

A

wallia-

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29
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visigth under wallia

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helped for a while with the vandals then settled peacefully in gaul untill theodoric became a thing

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30
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The Vandals, Alans, and Suevi

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made freinds with the romans then beat up by the visigoths and all became vandals under King Gunderic. In 428, Gunderic was succeeded by his able and ambitious brother Gaiseric.

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31
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how did valentinian 3 come to power

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he is son of constantius the general and galia placida. he was estranged r=from honorius and flead to theodosius the second in the east then when honorius died he replaced the userper john

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32
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the affairs in 429

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placida, regent of valentinian 3 defeats john who was suported by aetius who had a hunn army. the boniface revolts i africa and is supported by vandals boniface then gets controll of aetius’ land and aetius goes to complain to the huns

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33
Q

attila ascention

A

443 over the huns

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34
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reasons for attilla attacking the west

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honoria asked him for help gettig power, gaiseric the vandal asked for him to attack visigoths

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35
Q

mauronic plane

A

attilla looses to burgundines, franks, visigoths under theodoric, and aetius fight him to a draw

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36
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end of attila

A

pope leo diplomicies, a plauge hits teh hunns and he dies consumating his marriage to the sister of a burgundine king

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37
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two groups of franks

A

ripuarians, and salians

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38
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angles, saxons, and jutes

A

raid and settle in brittan untill the romans finally leave in 442

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39
Q

the vandals in africa

A

effectively take all of africa eventually being recognized as an independant king dom in 442 afetr conquering almost all of africa

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40
Q

end of aetius

A

assasinated by a plot lead by the senator petronius maximus in 454

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41
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the end of valentinian 3 and ensuing struggle

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valentinian sides with olybrius a senator then petronius maximus was blocked from power by heraclius so he murders valentinian and heraclius

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42
Q

vandal sacking of rome

A

in 455 maximus marries huneric(son of gaiseric)’s match and so gaiseric sacks rome

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43
Q

avitus, majoran and the rise of ricimer

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at first everyone exept gaiseric of the vandals recognized avidus but then ricimer manuvered politically and got people to generally accept majoran as maximmus’ successor

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44
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the end of majoran

A

he didn’t get grain and so ricimer deposed and executed him

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45
Q

libius severous

A

ricimer appoints and then poisens #2

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46
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anthemus

A

appointed by leo, emporer in the east, then leo fails to depose gaiseric

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47
Q

olybrius

A

appointed by ricimer then both died#3

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48
Q

ricimer;s successor

A

gundobad

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49
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guundobad- augustulus

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gundobad appoints glycerus then leaves to become king of the burgandines, leo then appoints julius nepos who deposes glycerius, then orestes was appointed general in germany and replaces nepos with romulus augustulus who is 12

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50
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odoacer’s acent

A

orestes fails to grant the german mercimnaries land in italy so they dewpose him and appoint odoacer

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51
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zeno recognizes odoacer

A

after odoacer becomes patricus but they still hate each other

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52
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theodoric the amal pre deal with zeno

A

leader of the ostrogoths raiding and pillaging western bysantium

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53
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theodoric beats odoacer

A

after a 4 year invasion started by zeno paying money

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54
Q

zeno’s successor

A

anastasius`

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55
Q

frankish ruler

A

clovis

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56
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arcadius’ boss

A

rufinus untill assasinated by gainus the ostrogoth

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57
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gainus the ostrogoth

A

assasinated rufinus then tried to stilicho then was mobbed out of constantinople

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58
Q

leaders of the anti german faction in the east

A

eudoxia, the PP aurelian

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59
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eudoxia in 400

A

made augusta

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60
Q

st. john chrysostom

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golden mouthed bishob of constantimople anti women

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61
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arcadius successor

A

theodosius 2–7yo– instituted b/c pulceria is his sis

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62
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anthemus

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well connected PP who troed to supplant theodosius 2 but failed b/c pulcheria

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63
Q

vow of viginity

A

pulcheria and her sisters

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64
Q

pulcheria in 414

A

made augusta and reent of theo 2

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65
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eudocia rise

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originally athenais daughetr of the greek philosopher leontius she was married to theo2 by the helanist faction in constantinople undercutting the deeply christian eudoxia

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66
Q

university in constantinople

A

theodosius 2

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67
Q

theodosian code

A

made by theo 2– confirmed by val 3 a code of laws

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68
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daughters of eudodcia

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eudoxia ty wife of val 3, flavilla

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69
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cyrill of alexandria

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powerful supporter of eudoxia b/c virginity and piety

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70
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pulceria and mary

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mary exhaulted at council of ephesus thus helping pulceria, a fellow virgin

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71
Q

theodosius’ chamberlin

A

the eunuch
Chrysaphius,– out manuvered both wemon

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72
Q

eudocia after chrysaphius

A

religion in jeruselem with melania the younger a christian ascetic

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73
Q

yazdgard

A

persian king tolerent of christians

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74
Q

why does bahram 5 hate christians?

A

they burned zorostrian alter

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75
Q

theo 2’s reponse to bahram 5’s anti christiantity

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invades after being persuaded by pulcheria

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76
Q

the war with bahram 5

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fails horribly leading to an indebtment of 350 pounds of gold every year to the huns thus disgraing pulcheria

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77
Q

dounfal of crysaphius

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fails to assasinate attila so the nobles resent him for taxes and he dies

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78
Q

nestorius bisob of constantinople

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said that christ was o two substances which lead to him being baneshed by pulcheria after being defeatd by cyrill at the council of ephasus

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79
Q

eutyches

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argues that christ was of both human and divine nature and was disgraced depite his conection with crysaphius

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80
Q

asbar

A

part goth part alan rose under pulcheria then crysaphius gets zeno to beat him then zeno(Tarasicodissa) becomes his own political actor

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81
Q

the rise of marcian

A

after the death of theo 2 elevated bt asbar and pulcheria

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82
Q

the death of theo 2

A

falls off a horse while huntig

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83
Q

ended tribute to attila

A

pulcheria and marcian end it

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84
Q

anthemus son of anthemus

A

marries first daughter of marcian in order to please the senate

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85
Q

senatorial pick for marcian’s successor

A

anthemus

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86
Q

aspar’s pick for marcian’s successor

A

leo 1

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87
Q

leo’s manuvers against aspar

A

god body gaurds and married his daughter ariadne to zeno

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88
Q

who installed anthemus in the west

A

leo

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89
Q

death of aspar

A

leo and zeno lure him into the palace and then the eunics kill him

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90
Q

leo vs theodoric strabo

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theo askes for asbar’s job and thrace leo refuses so war then theo gets asbar’s job and 2000 pounds of goal a year

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91
Q

zeno’s son by ariadne

A

leo2

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92
Q

rise of zeno

A

leo2 makes him co emporer

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93
Q

who revolted against zeno

A

verina and theodoric strabo

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94
Q

zeno gets peace

A

amal and strabo and verina plot lots then amal survives becomes king of the ostrogoths and came to an agreement with zeno against odoacer

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95
Q

bishob of antioch

A

john, enamy of cyrill

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96
Q

cyril supported what

A

monophysites

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97
Q

diosorus

A

extreame monopysite bishob of alexandria

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98
Q

4th ecumenical council

A

called by pope leo 1 and marcian iat it Chalcedon
condemned Eutyches for heresy once more,
deposed Dioscorus,

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99
Q

rise of anastasius

A

respected user in the imperial council appointed successor to zeno by ariadne

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100
Q

insuarian revolt under anastasius

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dissapointed by zeno’s brother being passed over, they revolted for 7 years

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101
Q

king kawad 1

A

persian who fought anastasius to a draw

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102
Q

anastasius vs the bulgars

A

bulgars unite ex attila huns to attack thrace and illyria

103
Q

the Long Wall

A

built by anastasius against bulgars

104
Q

abolished crysargion on crafts men

A

anastasius

105
Q

vindicies

A

appointed by anastasius to oversee axes

106
Q

rumers after constantine’s death

A

his half brothers and his sons were all butchered after ot was ruered they killed constantine only gallus and julian survived

107
Q

origin of the rumers

A

constantius the second (2nd son of fausta) being a jerk

108
Q

sons of fausta/ constantine’s succession

A

eldest- constantine 2nd gets the west
youngest- constans gets africa, italy and illyria
middle- constantantius 2 gets the east

109
Q

quarrell in 340

A

constantine attacks constans in itlay, is killed and constans now ruules all of the west

110
Q

22 May 337

A

death of constantine 1

111
Q

why as constans unpopular

A

despite beating the brittish and gauls, he drove his men hard and had inflation

112
Q

magnentius

A

high-ranking officer of British and Frankish ancestry, overthrew and executed Constans in 350

113
Q

end of magnentous

A

Meanwhile, Constantius II had been defending the East against the Persian King Shapur (Sapor) II (309–379). He disengaged himself
from the Persians and defeated Magnentius in
a series of battles beginning in 351. Magnentius
finally committed suicide in 353 and left
Constantius II as sole emperor.

114
Q

gallus made ceaser

A

apointed by constantius 2 in 351 ag\fetr marying constantina

115
Q

death of gallus

A

constantius gaets jelly in 354 and recalls him. his wife dies in travel buildng a beutiful mauseleum. onstantisu killed, julian survives only because eusebia interviens on his behalf

116
Q

eusebia

A

wife of constantius, super cool, one of the only surviving reletives of constantine.

117
Q

julian appointed ceaser

A

with the support of eusebia, when constantius 2 s fighting in the danube but gaul rebells in 355 he marrys helena

118
Q

julian successes as ceaser

A

357-359– rocks it in the rhine

119
Q

julian becomes sole emporer

A

afetr the death of eusebia julians position was weak and constantius 2 tried to take his troops in 359, they refuse and provlame julian emporer, then helena dies, then constantius refuses to settles and tries to attach, then he dies from natural causes and everyone defects to julian 361

120
Q

constantia

A

posthumous daughter of constantius 2

121
Q

closing of all pagan temples

A

constantius 2 in 356

122
Q

constantius religuion

A

oruinginally aryan then called two councils at arminium and selucia thay both sayed that christ was of the body of the father then meet together at constantinople

123
Q

dates of julian’s rule

A

361-363

124
Q

julian’s teacher

A

bishob george of cappadoia

125
Q

why the apostate?

A

cuz he pagan

126
Q

antioich and julian

A

they hate him/ignore him

127
Q

julian vs persians

A

in 363 initially successful the fails to take ctesiphon then is harrassed by shapur

128
Q

death of julian

A

attempts to rally the troops then is hit in the chest by a spear (allegedly by a christain roman) on june 26 363

129
Q

jovian dates of rule

A

363-feb 364

130
Q

the first choice for julian’s sucessor

A

Saturnius Secundus Salutius

131
Q

julian’s successor

A

jovian, a christian

132
Q

jovian’s rule

A

negotiated with shapur then repealed julian’s anti chriatn stuff then died

133
Q

valentinian1 dates of rule

A

364-375

134
Q

valens dates of rule

A

valens

135
Q

procopius and faustina

A

rebel in gaul against valentinian then loose in 365,366

136
Q

vs in the west

A

valentinian

137
Q

vs in the east

A

valens

138
Q

death of valentinian 1

A

stroke in 375 negotiating with the quadi replaced by gratian

139
Q

wife of valentinan 1

A

constantia

140
Q

valens war pre adrianople

A

successful restoration of arminia then turns back

141
Q

aug 9 378

A

adrainople

142
Q

gothic revolt in 377

A

goths mis treated by romans then join huns and revolt

143
Q

battle of adrainople 378

A

valens figts goths kinda acedentally then everone dies

144
Q

defensor civitatis

A

established under valentinain- proteted the people

145
Q

Theodosius(the one in 376)

A

put down a revolt in firmus in africa revealed corruption then was executed

146
Q

gratian

A

succeded valentinian had the 4yo valentinian 2 as coemporer the accepted theodosius TG as cocoemporer in 379

147
Q

valentinian 2’s regents

A

marobaudes and justinia

148
Q

TTG first move

A

Makes a settlement with the visigoths

149
Q

gratian and the edict of toleration

A

repealed at the influence of ambrose

150
Q

gratian’s religion

A

aggressively ant pagan bff with ambrose

151
Q

magnus maximius

A

brittish general revolted against gratian, kills him in 383 then theodosius initially accepts him as co emporer then turns on him and kills him in 387 placing valentinian 2 under arbrogast in charge of the west

152
Q

arbrogast’s revolt

A

valentinian gets hanged then eugenius teams up with arbrogast and then everyone gets beat up by theodosius at frigidus river

153
Q

death of theodosius

A

395b in milan empire split between 10yo honorius and 16yo arcadius (weast and east resp.)

154
Q

theo religion

A

banned paganism under influence of ambrose

155
Q

Diocletian rises

A

284

156
Q

theodosius dies

A

395

157
Q

death of carinus

A

285

158
Q

cavalry commander under gallienus in moesia

A

diocletion

159
Q

diocletion’s first act

A

appointing maximian caesar of the west(gaul)

160
Q

bacaudae

A

peasent rebellion in gaul put down by maximian lead to him being elevated to augustus in 286

161
Q

gesoriacum

A

naval base in bononia founded by maximian and commanded by m. aurelius carausius

162
Q

carausius

A

commander under maximian, rebelled becoming a pirate king and emporer of the north

163
Q

287 ad- diocletion

A

successful negotiations with
the Persian King Bahram (Vahram, Varahan,Varanes) II (276–293) obtained Persian re-
nunciation of claims to Roman Mesopotamia and recognition of Rome’s ally Tiridates “III”
(261–317) as the legitimate king of Armenia.

164
Q

duration of tetrarchy

A

293-312

165
Q

diocletion’s ceaser

A

gaius gallerius

166
Q

maximian’s ceaser

A

constantius chlorus(great’s dad, pale face)

167
Q

intermarriages

A

valeria+galerius
theodora+constantius
maxintius valeria maxamillia

168
Q

valeria

A

dio daughter

169
Q

theodora

A

maximian’ daughter

170
Q

valeria maximilla

A

galerius daughter

171
Q

maximian’s regions

A

upper rhine upper danube and a little italy

172
Q

constantius chlorus’ regions

A

middle/lower rhine, gaul, later brittan

173
Q

galerius’ regions

A

from 293-296 gaurded palastine egypt and euphrates from antioch then from 299-311 thessalonica lower danube balkins and macedonia/thrace

174
Q

diocletion’s regions

A

mostly asia minor and middle/ lower danube then from 299-302 asia minor teh levant and egypt

175
Q

constantius vs carausius

A

the former captured geseriacum and defeated german allies of teh latter then the latter was assasinated by his allies in 293 leading to roman rule restporing by 296

176
Q

constantius in 298

A

beats alemanni thus fortifing the rhine region

177
Q

narses

A

(293–302),
overthrew Bahram II and began to subvert the
treaty of 287. He also promoted the religious be-
liefs of the Manichees (p. 398), whose missionary
activities raised Roman suspicions.

178
Q

galerius + diocletion vs narses

A

war starts in 296 after narses drives off tiridated 3 diocletion won a victory early in the war(possible 297) Galerius gets reenforcemets with valeria and then wins teh war

179
Q

belemmyes

A

raided egypt until galerius stoped them around 295,294

180
Q

Domitius Domitianus
and Aurelius Achilleus’ revolt

A

in egypt because taxes diocleation puts it down after 8 month seige of alexandria in 297

181
Q

jovius

A

diovleation’s title

182
Q

herculius

A

maximinian

183
Q

Sacred Consistory (sacrum consis-
torium)

A

imperian consilium uner diocleation

184
Q

diocese

A

the 12 administrative districts supervising governers lead by a vicar

185
Q

who divided italy into 12 proivences

A

diocletion

186
Q

provinces before and after diocleation

A

40 to 105

187
Q

supervised vicars

A

prefects ruling over prefectures

188
Q

military provincial leader

A

dukes

189
Q

diocletion military size changes

A

400,000 to 500,000

190
Q

legion size in diocletion

A

5500

191
Q

constantius hq

A

trier

192
Q

maximian hq

A

milan

193
Q

galerius hq

A

sirmium

194
Q

diocletion’s hq

A

nicomedia

195
Q

comitatis

A

personal gaurd of the tetrarch

196
Q

diolction’s silver coin

A

introduced 293

197
Q

edict on maximum prices

A

diocletion passed it in 301, bad idea if you overcharge you die

198
Q

diocletion vs christians

A

started in 299 after a 40 year truce between pagans and christians started by gallerius

199
Q

prisca

A

christian wife of diocletion

200
Q

the 4 anti christan edicts

A

the first lead to a fire in the imperial palace and rebellion in syria the next two responded to that and the final was a poer grab by gallerius

201
Q

diocletion’s abdication

A

may 1st 305 at the same time as maximian

202
Q

the augusti after dicletion and maximian

A

daia and severus

203
Q

dio’s retirement plan

A

go to split his wife and daughter stay in politics

204
Q

asclepiodotus

A

pp under constantius defeated allectus

205
Q

allectus

A

killed carausius, was killed by asclepiodotus

206
Q

son of Constantiu Chlorus

A

CTG

207
Q

Maximian’s ceaser important

A

CTG

208
Q

Helena

A

CTG’s mom distorted by historians

209
Q

CTG’s bday

A

272,273 near naissus or nis or nish in moesia(dardainia/serbia)

210
Q

Chlorus’ re mairage

A

289 to theodoro daughter of maximian

211
Q

diocletion’s ward

A

constantine

212
Q

306-312

A

rise of constantine

213
Q

constantine’s first command

A

successful in galerius’ persian wars

214
Q

senior augustus in 305

A

chlorus in name only

215
Q

army advisor in galerius’ court

A

CTG

216
Q

the death of constantius chlorus

A

constantine disobeys galerius and joins his dad to defeat the picts in 306 they meet up in gesoracum(not york like is commonly said) then constantius dies at eboracum

217
Q

immidiate events after constantius’ death

A

constantine is declared augustu sin the west by troops in july 25 306 he refuses then becomes severus’ ceaser and shares a consulship with galerius in 307

218
Q

maximian’s rebellion start

A

declares himself augustus in rome after he gets nothing from the death of chlorus

219
Q

severus vs maxentius/maximian

A

fails and surreers to maximian in rome in 307 then is killed by maxentius in the fall of 307

220
Q

constantine after the death of severus

A

sides with maximian and maxentius agenst galerius in extange for becoming augustus

221
Q

constantine’s first wife

A

minervina- mother of crispus divorced after he sides with maximian

222
Q

constantine’s second wife

A

fausta- daughter of maximian they were previosly betrothed 14 years earlier

223
Q

betrail in 308

A

maximian betrays maxentius and flees to constantine while galerius consolidates

224
Q

carnuntum

A

conference in april 308 - maximian resigns, maxentius is denounced as a traitor, licinius made augustus in the west, constantine and daia do not attend and refuse to be demoted

225
Q

galerius yeilding

A

in 309-310 made constantine and daia as augusti

226
Q

maximian’s 2nd revolt

A

against constantine ended in his suicide in 310

227
Q

constantine’s new claim in 310

A

deifies himself as sol invictus(patron of claudius gothicus and aurelian) and decendent of claudius gothicus

228
Q

the edict of religios tolerence

A

passed in 311 days before galerius dies of cancer after whicg daia overruns galerius’ provences

229
Q

stae of affairs at teh end of 311

A

constantin e and licinus are allied agains daia and maxentius east vs west

230
Q

constantine vs maximian

A

constantine invades italy in 312 defating an expeditionary force at turin and then met constantine at a pitched battle at milvian bridage

231
Q

milvian bridge

A

maximian built pontoon bridge and set up at saxa rubra constantine possibly saw in hoc signo vices and painted chi rho on his sheilds leading to him winning the battle

232
Q

contemparary signs

A

Constantine’s arch of triumph includes
a representation of the Unconquered Sun and
inscriptionally claims that he achieved victory
by the intervention of an unnamed divine power
(instinctu divinitatis) and by his own greatness
of mind (mentis magnitudine).

233
Q

state of affairs in early 313

A

constantine licinius and daia are all ruling edict of milan passes at the wedding of constantia and licinius and christianity is made fully leagle

234
Q

the end of daia

A

captured bysantium in 313 then defeated by licinius at adrianople and bosphorus and chased untill death

235
Q

the reasons for the first war between constantine and licinius

A

constantine marries his sister anastasia to bassinus the heir apparent to the ceasership in italy then licinus asks bassinus to assasinate constantine constantine finds out and kills bassinus in 316

236
Q

end/ outcombs of the first war between licinus and constantine

A

inconlusive they agree to leave each other alnone wo]ith thrace staying with licinus and everyting else to the west going with constantine

237
Q

edict 318

A

bishobic courts recognised

238
Q

321

A

constantine gives more to the christians

239
Q

donatist scism

A

african christians scism against the bishob of carthage caecilianus in favor of donatus who was more seirious about those who previously denounced thier faith CTG sides with the pope

240
Q

the arian controversy

A

bishob alexander fights with arius about the substance of christ licinius resumed persecutions in 320

241
Q

constantine becoming sole emporer

A

constantine interveins against goths in thrace in 323 afetr being mad about christian persecution under licinius then beat licinius in an uneventful battle constantine first baneshed him to thessolonica then killed him 6 months later

242
Q

the new imperial slogan under constantine

A

one rule one world one creed

243
Q

constantia

A

licinius’ widower, active member of the court who corosponded with Eusebius of caearea

244
Q

eutropia

A

only sister of constantine to survive purges wife od virius nepotianus her son became empoerer for a month in 350

245
Q

325

A

council of nicea

246
Q

counclil of nicea

A

began may 20 235 with 300 bishops- It formulated the Nicene Creed,
which, except for some minor modifications adopted at the Council of Constantinople in 381, has remained the creed of most Christian churches to this day. It declared Christ homoou-
sios (of the same substance with the Father), pro-
claimed the Trinity indivisible, excommunicated
Arius, and ordered the burning of his books.
Easter was fixed to fall on the first Sunday after
the first full moon following the spring equinox.
Twenty canons (rules) also were formulated for
the regulation of Church discipline and govern-
ment throughout Christendom.

247
Q

negatives of nicea

A

didnt solve the arian problem leading to constantius 2 and valens being arians and teh church having disunity

248
Q

constantine’s later religios policies

A

aggresively nicean orthodox declared himself: Isapostolos

249
Q

constantine’s economy

A

made the solidus and miliarense new coins(gold and silver) first tax on buisness chrysargyron

250
Q

constantine’s military

A

created palace schools put prefets under mps and me he also made clear the authoriyy f governers over dukes made soldiers more civilian

251
Q

prefects

A

ruled over one of four praefecture almost totally- gaul italy the east and illyricum

252
Q

the ne capital

A

constantinople- op in every way– dedicated on may 11 330– had (potentially) 60,000 pounds of stolen pagan gld

253
Q

Drama in constantine’s court

A

crispus son of constatine brn in 327 killed on trumped up cahrges of rape by fausta his step mother helena reveals thet fausta committed adultary with a slave then she “dies in a hot bath”

254
Q

337

A

constantine died after being baptiesed by eusebius his tomb would join the apostles at Church of the Holy Apostles.