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Who became the first Roman Emperor known as Augustus?
Gauis Octavian Thurinus was the great nephew of Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar adopted him as his heir and he became Gauis Octavian Caesar and when he became emperor he adopted the name Augustus Caesar, he was the first Roman Emperor. Julius Caesar only had the title 'dictator for life'
What happened to the Roman empire after the death of Constantine?
Two important things happened to the Roman Empire after the death of Constantine. First, it became more Christian and less tolerant, not only persecuting pagans and Jews, but eventually destroying all books that did not further the cause of Christianity. Second, the empire went into serious decline, until the Western Empire ceased even to exist after 476 CE.40 years later the Western Empire was swallowed up by the Goths and others, but the Eastern Empire lasted another 1,000 years until taken over by the Ottoman Turks.
When did emperor Constantine rule that Christianity will be the formal religion of the roman empire?
After witnessing an image of the crucified Jesus Christ in the sky, at least according to later Christian propaganda, Emperor Constantine (who was Emperor of only one quarter of the then Roman Empire) proceeded to win the battle for Rome by defeating Emperor Maxentius in 312 C.E. It is as true, and rather more likely, that Constantine witnessed a falling meteorite which he was then told was a sign from the Christian God. Too, he may have come across a weather phenomenon know as the 'halo effect' by which the sun is reflected off freezing water in the sky to peculiar effect when viewed from the ground. It should be noted that at this time that the heavily outnumbered Constantine was desperate for any sign that would confirm his faltering, virginal faith. Constantine, Roman emperor from 306 AD to 337 AD, converted Christianity from a persecuted cult to a religion--one among many, however-- that was to be recognized throughout the Empire. In 312 AD, the emperor decreed that, from that time forth, the persecution of Christianity was to end. It is worth noting however, that Costantine was sufficiently canny to leave the heads of 'pagan' Roman gods on the coins, did not convert all the temples to churches, and did not himself get baptised until the hour of his death.
Which Roman emperor moved the capital of the Empire to Byzantium?
The emperor Constantine I (or the Great) did not move the imperial capital of the roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium. He moved the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from Nicomedia (in north-western Turkey) to the nearby Byzantium, which he redeveloped and renamed after himself -- Constantinople (City of Constantine). Milan remained the imperial capital of the western part of the empire.Nicomedia and Milan had been designated as the imperial capitals of the east and west respectively by the emperor Diocletian. Rome had already ceased to be the imperial capital before Constantine.
What is the name of a famous medieval blacksmith?
Saint Baldomar was a blacksmith who became a monk and is the patron saint of all blacksmiths. then there is Wayland, a blacksmith with supposed supernatural powers. Those are the only ones i know...
