Update to Lecture Schedule • Feb 17 th . Christian Roman Emperors and the Arian Crisis (313 – 451 AD). • Feb 24 th . Special: Follow-up on Questions. • Mar 10 th . The Papacy and the Latin Fathers (313 – 476 AD). • Mar 31 st . The Fall of Rome and the New Nations of Europe (313 – 550 AD).
Outline of Church History • 33 to 313 AD: The Ancient World (The Church in a Pre-Christian Civilization) • 313 to 1517 AD: The Middle Ages (Christendom) • 1517 AD to present: The Modern Age (The Church in a Post-Christian Civilization)
Timeline: Lecture 4 The Christian Roman Arian Crisis, Ecumenical Emperors Councils, Greek Fathers • • 303 Diocletian’s persecution 320 Arius preaches in Alexandria • • 306 Constantine, Caesar of West 325 Council of Nicaea I (vs Arianism) • • 312 Milvian Bridge 328 – 373 St Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria (exiled 5 times) • • 313 Edict of Milan 335 – 361 Eusebians and Arian bishops ascendant • • 323 Basilica of St Peter 341 Ulfilas consecrated bishop by Eusebius • • 324 Constantine sole emperor 356 † St Anthony • 330 Constantinople capital • 361 Arianism declines in the East • 337 † Constantine • 379 † St Basil of Caesarea • 351 Constantius (Arian) sole emperor • 381 Council of Constantinople I (vs Arianism) • 362 Julian the Apostate • 386 † St Gregory of Nyssa, St John Chrysostom ordained • 378 Battle of Adrianople • 389 (ca.) † St Gregory of Nazianzus • • 382 Gratian disestablishes paganism 403 St John Chrysostom banished • • 390 Theodosius does penance 407 † St John Chrysostom • • 392 Theodosius prohibits pagan rites 431 Council of Ephesus (vs Nestorianism) • • 407 Franks in Gaul 451 Council of Chalcedon (vs Monophysitism) • • 410 Visigoths sack Rome, Romans evacuate Britain 484 – 519 Monophysite Schism
Christian Roman Emperors • 306 – 337: Constantine • 337 – 350: Constans (West) Constantius (East) • 350 – 361: Constantius sole emperor • 361 – 363: Julian the Apostate • 364 – 378: Valentinian I and II, Valens • 379 – 392: Gratian (West) Theodosius (East) • 392 – 395: Theodosius I sole emperor
The Arian Crisis: Personalities • Arius • St Athanasius • Emperor Constantine • Eusebius x2 (of Caesarea and Nicomedia) • Emperor Constantius • St Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus • Emperor Theodosius I
First Four Ecumenical Councils • Nicaea I (325): vs Arianism • Constantinople I (381): vs Arianism • Ephesus (431): vs Nestorianism • Chalcedon (451): vs Monophysitism
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