Constantine
1.[2p] In what year was the battle of the Milvian Bridge fought?
In what year was the battle of the Milvian Bridge fought?
2.[3p] Put the three accounts of the victory in order, from the earliest to the latest.
Put the three accounts of the victory in order, from the earliest to the latest.
Lactantius, a dream and a mark on the shields
Eusebius, a cross of light seen by the whole army
The Arch of Constantine, crediting the prompting of the divinity
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b, a, c
3.[3p] What pattern do the three accounts show?
What pattern do the three accounts show?
The answer is: The story gains detail, witnesses and precision as it gets further from the event
The answer is: The story gains detail, witnesses and precision as it gets further from the event
The answer is: The story gains detail, witnesses and precision as it gets further from the event
4.[2p] Christianity was first legalised by the Edict of Milan in 313.
Christianity was first legalised by the Edict of Milan in 313.
The answer is: False
5.[3p] What did the agreement of 313 add to Galerius's edict of 311?
What did the agreement of 313 add to Galerius's edict of 311?
The answer is: Freedom of worship for all, and restitution of confiscated church property
The answer is: Freedom of worship for all, and restitution of confiscated church property
The answer is: Freedom of worship for all, and restitution of confiscated church property
6.[3p] The solidus was struck at 72 to a Roman pound of 327 grams. What did each one weigh, in grams? Give it to two decimal places.
The solidus was struck at 72 to a Roman pound of 327 grams. What did each one weigh, in grams? Give it to two decimal places.
7.[3p] Why could gold be held to a standard when silver could not?
Why could gold be held to a standard when silver could not?
The answer is: The state had bullion and no longer paid mass wages in coin
The answer is: The state had bullion and no longer paid mass wages in coin
The answer is: The state had bullion and no longer paid mass wages in coin
8.[3p] Why did Constantine choose Byzantium for his new capital?
Why did Constantine choose Byzantium for his new capital?
Select all that apply
The answer is: It sat between the two frontiers that mattered, the Danube and Persia, It could be supplied by sea and defended on three sides, It had no old aristocracy, priesthoods or memories
9.[3p] Constantine exempted clergy from council duty and then had to forbid decurions from being ordained. What does the sequence show?
Constantine exempted clergy from council duty and then had to forbid decurions from being ordained. What does the sequence show?
The answer is: A privilege granted to a church immediately became a fiscal problem
The answer is: A privilege granted to a church immediately became a fiscal problem
The answer is: A privilege granted to a church immediately became a fiscal problem