Roman Principate (dec 31, 31 BC – jul 1, 476)
Description:
-Where: Mediterranean-After the Third Century Crisis, Diocletian worked to stabilize Rome, and Constantine helped to unite it under a single religion. Then he moved the capital to Constantinople
-Christianity was originally seen as a threat because Christians wouldn’t worship the emperor; this was seen as a sign of disloyalty
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Date:
dec 31, 31 BC
jul 1, 476
~ 508 years