306 ⟶ Constantine Legalizes Christianity and Establishes Constantinople
337: Constantine the Great, ends persecution of Christians i...
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✝️ Domitian's Persecution of Christians
Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians.⟶
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Greece✝️ Constantine Legalizes Christianity and Establishes Constantinople
337: Constantine the Great, ends persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (see also Constantinian shift) and Constantinople becomes new seat of government (New Rome).⟶
Roman EmpireChristianityConstantine the GreatReligious ToleranceByzantine EmpirePolitical Transformation
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Romania⛪ First Council of Nicaea Convened by Constantine
Constantine the Great calls the First Council of Nicaea to pacify Christianity in the grip of the Arian controversy.⟶
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Turkey✝️ Constantine's Deathbed Baptism
Constantine the Great is baptized a Christian on his death bed.⟶
ChristianityRoman EmpireConstantine the GreatEarly ChurchReligious ConversionImperialismDeathBaptism
ItalyTurkey⛪ First Council of Constantinople: Trinity Doctrine Confirmed
First Council of Constantinople reaffirms the Christian doctrine of the Trinity by adding to the creed of Nicaea.⟶
ChristianityCouncilByzantine EmpireTheologyReligious HistoryEarly Church
TurkeyGreeceBulgaria⛪ East-West Church Schism
the Great Schism, in which the Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern Orthodox churches separated from each other. Similar schisms in the past had been later repaired, but this one continues after nearly 1000 years.⟶
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