constantine

Note that by this time Christianity and Judaism had already diverged sufficiently for both communities to recognize each other as separate religions. The Mishnah had been compiled a century before; two centuries of Church Fathers have come and gone. There were approximately an equal number of...

What if Crispus had succeeded his father as Roman Emperor? How might things have changed?

So this past weekend I watched a very interesting documentary entitled "The Female Disciples of Jesus." It featured historians Joan Taylor and Helen Bond as they went through Israel looking for clues as to the female disciples of Jesus. I highly recommend you watch it if you are interested in...

It's pretty well understood by scholars that modern Judaism and Christianity both emerged from the same sectarian theological-political mess that was 2nd Temple Judaism under Roman occupation. Both come from the same roots. And in different ways, both were heavily influenced by Hellenistic and...

So, i once posted a thread about Roman emperor Licinius managing to defeat and kill Constantine at the Battle of Cibalae (314 AD), causing him to gain control of the whole empire and ultimately emerge victorious from the Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy. But, i'll posit another question for now...

Flavius Crispus was the eldest son of Roman emperor Constantine I, born sometime around 300 AD. He had a good military career in Gaul and against Licinius, former friend of Constantine who later turned into an enemy, in the East. He seemed like a promising figure and potential successor to...

The Point of Divergence ... One of the events that helped shaped the modern world was in 313 AD, when Constantine endorsed the small movement of Christianity. Constantine issued an edict that protected the worship and religion of all peoples, including Christianity. People say his mother...

Suppose that Emperor Constantine is killed during his civil war with Maxentius, either during the battle of Milvian Bridge or perhaps earlier. Thus, there is no vision of the Cross, no Damascene conversion, and when all is said and done, Maxentius wears the Roman laurels. While there is an...

I made a thread about this a few months ago, but i'd like to reiterate. What if roman augustus Licinius had managed to defeat his brother-in-law Constantine sometime around the 310's? What are the effects on... The administration of the Roman Empire? How will Licinius decide to divide the...

Most of the discussions about a reverse outcome at Milvian Bridge i see here often focus on the development of christianity as a religion. But, here, i'll like to ask: what are the effects of an absent constantinian restoration on the Roman Empire as a whole? How would the empire be divided...

What if Licinius (roman emperor who co-authored the Edict Of Milan with Constantine then turned his sword on him) had managed to defeat Constantine's outnumbered forces at the battle of Cibalae, in 314 AD? Could we see Licinius taking the purple and reigning as sole emperor? What are the effects...

What would happen if Constantine loses the battle of the milvian bridge? Would Christianity be stopped and what religion would replace it?