HISTORY
V101
Section
002
Dr.
Powers
Fall,
2008
COURSE
OUTLINE
VI.
LATE ANTIQUITY
A.
The Late Roman Empire [See “The Third Century Crisis, the Late
Roman Empire, and the “Fall of Rome” Power Point Outline]
1.
Diocletian
a.
The empire divided
1)
the tetrarchy
2)
Provinces, dioceses, prefectures
b.
Wage and Price controls and their
effects
c.
Forced hereditary careers
d.
Beginnings of serfdom and manorialism
e.
Government by coercion
f.
Military reforms
2.
a.
Temporary reunification
b.
Major construction projects
c.
d.
The Edict of
3.
Vast power and prestige to the
Emperor
a.
Diocletian's emperor-worship
b.
Christian
"God-appointed" emperors
c.
Ceremonial exaltation
4.
Near-totalitarian society
5.
Heavy taxes on the lower classes,
exemptions for the upper classes
6.
The barbarians
7.
Theodosius and the divided empire
B.
The “Fall of
1.
Was there any such thing?
2.
What of the perseverance of the
East
3.
Barbarian infiltrations
a.
The Huns and their effects
b.
The
Volkerwanderungen: Mass migrations of entire peoples
c.
The
Federate system
d.
Adrianople
e.
Rome
attacked
1)
410: Alaric, the Visigoths, and
the Sack of Rome
2)
452:
Huns deterred b y Pope Leo I
3)
455: Gaiseric, the Vandals, and
another Sack of Rome
4.
476: The Overthrow of
5.
What does it mean? Why did it
happen?
a.
Arther
Ferrill and the military explanation [See handouts with reviews of Ferrill’s book]
b.
Ramsay McMullen and the
corruption issue [See “Corruption and the
Fall of Rome” handout]
c.
Jerome O. Nriagu
[See “Researcher Says Lead Poisoning One
Cause of
d.
Nicholas
von Hoffman [See “It’s Pointless to
Dissect the Carcass of
C.
The Rise of Christianity [See “The Christian Church: Stages of Historical Development in the Ancient
World” Power Point outline]
1.
Relatively Open Religious
Atmosphere of
a.
Polytheistic Tolerance
b.
Traditional cults
c.
d.
Imperial Cult
e.
Mithraism and other mystery cults
f.
Judaism
1)
Multiple variations
a)
Sadducees
b)
Pharisees
c)
Essenes
d)
Zealots
2)
The Revolt of 66
3)
Destruction of the
4)
Crushing of Jewish autonomy in
5)
Forced Diaspora
2.
The Ministry and Message of Jesus
[See “Who Was Jesus?” Handout]
3.
Crucifixion and Resurrection [See “Who Killed Jesus?” Handout]
4.
The Pauline Revolution
5.
Slow Spreading in the Hidden
Years
a.
Compilation of the New Testament
b.
Development of Hierarchy
1)
Preachers and Presbyters
2)
Bishops and Apostolic Succession
3)
Gradual centralization through
growing power of bishops
c.
Agape
and Eucharist
6.
Opposition
a.
Christianity seen as immoral
b.
Christianity seen as exclusive
and atheist
c.
Fears of Christian subversion
d.
Sporadic Persecution in the Early
Empire
e.
The Decian
Persecutions
f.
Diocletian's persecutions
7.
a.
Personal Conversion - A Christian
Emperor
b.
The Edict of
c.
Imperial favoritism, great growth
d.
The "Thirteenth
Apostle"
e.
The creation of a Christian
“orthodoxy”
1)
Persecution and suppression of
other Christians
2)
Persecution of Jews
8.
Theodosius and Establishment
a.
Persecution of pagans
b.
Persecution of heretics
c.
The conflict with Ambrose of
Milan
9.
Heresies
[See “Heirs of Rome” Power Point outline]
a.
Refinement
of doctrine and hierarchy
b.
Reflects
acceptance of classical culture
c.
Note
sometime political associations
d.
Major
heresies & responses to them
1)
Arianism
a)
Arius
and Athanasius
b)
Council
of
c)
Homoousian
d)
The
Trinity
e)
Effect
of Arianism on the Germanic kingdoms
2)
Donatism and Apostolic
Succession
3)
Gnosticism
4)
Monophysitism
5)
Nestorianism
6)
Pelagianism
7)
Manicheanism
D.
The
Byzantine Empire [See “Heirs of Rome”
Power Point Outline]
1.
Continuation
of
2.
Growth
and Shrinkage Over Time
a.
Regaining
and Relosing Western Lands
b.
Losses
in the East to the new
c.
d.
The
Bulgars in the Balkans
e.
Temporary
recovery under the Macedonian dynasty
3.
Justinian's
Reign
a.
Reconquests
b.
The
Building Program: Hagia Sophia
c.
Trebonian and the
Codification of the Laws
d.
Procopius
e.
Theodora
f.
The
Nika Revolt
4.
The
theme system
5.
Greek
gradually replaces Latin; the Roman Empire becomes the
6.
The
Role of the Church
a.
Caesaropapism
b.
Tensions
with the Western
c.
The
iconoclastic controversy
1)
What
it was about
2)
Impact
d.
Missions
to the Slavs
1)
Cyril
and Methodius
2)