King Gregory Of Rome

The first letter we will consider is dated 27 September 591, one year after Gregory assumed his post as the Pope. Gregory is writing to Velox, a junior military commander of the Roman army united against the Duke of Spoleto, Ariulf. The conflict Gregory is involved in is the struggle between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Lombard Kingdom, a Germanic race originated from Sweden that controlled much of present day Italy, for a strip of land called Via Flaminia that separated Ravenna from Rome. The purpose of the first half of the letter is for Gregory to explain that he has not yet sent any promised troops for help because Velox’s last letter indicated that they might be needed “here also”, which supposedly means in Gregory’s own lands. In the second half of the letter Gregory promises to send some troops and encourages Velox to instruct them to fight well. He then gives some strategic

2. Pope Gregory XI brought the papacy back to Rome in 1377, but then Urban VI alienated

During the late 14th century and the early 15th century there was a great division in the Catholic Church. The Papacy was becoming blurred. The center of the Roman Catholic Church had been moved from Rome to the city of Avignon during the reign of Pope Clement V; and there was now a movement to return the center of power back to Rome. This movement was first truly seen under Pope Gregory XI and his successor Pope Urban VI. Earlier Pope Urban V had moved the center to Rome but it had been proven to be no more than a temporary idea; he had gone back to Avignon to die and there his replacement, Pope Gregory XI was elected . This along with other political problems and circumstances created a split in the loyalty among

The War with Veii played a significant role in the expansion of the Roman Empire. The war, which ended in 410 B.C., set in motion an entirely different Roman army. No longer was the army a volunteer militia, instead it became a paying and contractual organization. The “Roman victory brought an end to Rome’s most threatening neighbor and began its rise to prominence in the central Italian peninsula” (www.warandgameinfo.com).

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The reigns of Gregory VII and Innocent III were remarkably similar in their attempts to exert ecclesiastic power over secular rulers. Gregory's outlook was characterized by his reformist behavior, supporting the notion of challenging the sacred character of kings. "Implicit in the concept of ‘lay investiture' was the idea that kings were layman. Yet kings were anointed, and in the eleventh century most people, including ecclesiastics, viewed royal consecration as akin to priestly ordination." Gregory intelligently avoided being named a radical, whereby he took a more complicated position: he did not comment directly on the status of kings, but he believed them semi-laymen, placing their rank below that of the minor clerical order and therefore not in a position to elect or invest bishops or other ecclesiastic officials. He articulated his beliefs through a decree, the Dictatus Papae, which succinctly and articulately stated his demands

The story of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome and son (or perhaps grandson) of the nobly depicted King Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, provides an excellent demonstration of how Livy intended his history to be a “splendid monument” (Livy Preface, p.4) from which one could find both examples to follow and ones to learn from. While most of the legendary kings are described in a largely positive light and seem to demonstrate the honor and tradition of the romans, and are therefore among the examples to be followed. Tarquinius Superbus is without a doubt an example to be learned from, a story of trickery and tyranny, which was very different from the others, and which future generations must seek to avoid.

When he was young, Hadrian was classically taught in his hometown of Italica Hispania (modern day Seville, Spain) and went to Rome at around 14 years old. His first military service was as Tribune under Emperor Nerva. When Nerva died, Trajan rose and took the throne. Emperor Trajan was the first Roman emperor who was born in a province, not Rome it self. Later biographers would attempt to place the birth of Trajan and Hadrian in the city of Rome but because both had Hispanic ethnicity this has been assumed by some to be the reason that Trajan adopted Hadrian as his successor (though scholars dispute this). Trajan died on campaign in Cilicia in 117 CE, while Hadrian was command of his rear guard, and he was not believed to have been named successor

Commodus was bred to live like a king but wasn 't born to rule as one. He was the most questionable emperors in the history of Rome. His rise to power is and always will be deliberated. The young emperor inherited the power from his father, Marcus Aurelius, the former emperor of Rome. Commodus was the Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father 's death in 180. "Lucius Aurelius Commodus was born on the 31 of August AD 161 at Lanuvium," approximately 14 miles southeast of Rome. "Of the fourteen children of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, Commodus was the tenth heir of the couple." He was born one of as the counterparts, though his twin sibling deceased when he was only four years old. He has bestowed the name Commodus in celebration of Marcus Aurelius ' co-emperor, who had formerly owned it.

The challenge thrown out by Gregory VII forced the emperors to seek new foundations for their position. Gregory’s great opponent, the emperor Henry IV, had still asserted the traditional rights of his father. His successors in the 12th century, Henry V (1106–25), Lothar II (1125–37), Frederick I Barbarossa (1152–90), and Henry VI (1190–97), shifted their ground. To counter the arguments of church lawyers they grasped the weapons provided by the revival of Roman law. A new and more exalted conception of the empire was the result. Best known was the addition by Frederick I Barbarossa, in 1157, of the word sacrum to the name of the empire, which then became the Sacrum Imperium (Holy Empire) as a counterbalance to the Sancta Ecclesia (Holy Church). Equally characteristic was the canonization of Charlemagne by Frederick’s antipope Paschal III in 1165. In this way Frederick emphasized continuity with the Frankish past and asserted his rights as Charlemagne’s successor. They derived, he argued, not from conferment by the pope or by the Roman people but from Frankish conquest.

Pope Gregory VII also known Hildebrand was born in 1025 near Sovana, Italy. He was one of the greatest popes of the medieval church. He was in office from 1073-1085. He was brought into office by Pope Paul X. He was the first pope to overthrow a crowned ruler. Gregory brought animated his religious beliefs while he was in office.

The relationship between Christianity and the Roman Empire is interconnected with each other in different ways. Heaps of commotion and perspectives were constructed, and it caused several disputes to form all over Europe. In addition to this, there was also a large amount of seclusion, death and persecution during the time. Events such as the Fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD, the rise of Christianity, and its expansion throughout the Europe were a result of the political conflict. Due to the actions of many individuals and groups that influenced the course of major events, the relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity was quite tense, problematic and confrontational.

Constantine the Great, first Christian Emperor, originator of Constantinople, creator of the Byzantine Empire, military conqueror, and honored saint, has been labeled by many the most instrumental emperor of the Roman Empire. Constantine played a crucial role in the development of Europe during the Middle Ages, and founded Christianity as the formal religion of the Roman Empire. His dynamic yet effective predominance laid the infrastructure of European development. From his humble beginnings, to his command of the Roman Empire, to his final days, Constantine’s impact on world history and Christianity has left behind an unforgettable legacy. He was described by Eusebius as “such an emperor as all history records

Gaius Julius Octavianus assumed the throne as the ruler of the great Roman Empire in 30 B.C. During his reign as emperor which ran for about four and a half decades, Gaius institutionalized Rome with ideologies and notions that were centered on the combined traditions of Republican Rome and the realities of the kingship concept. Gaius Octavian was conferred with the title of Augustus in 27 B.C by the senate. The honorific title of Augustus was a reflection of connotations stateliness and dignity. Prior to the conferment of the title, an official imperial portrait that embodied the qualities wished to be projected by Octavian the Emperor Augustus was created.

To understand how Christianity could become the state religion of the Roman Empire is to understand the cultural values behind the Roman res publica. Unity, discipline, order, efficiency, and the law were characteristic of those Roman values, and they are also elementary components in the lifestyle of a Christian. The Empire, being a collective, placed value not on an individual’s achievement, but rather on its citizen’s capability to work together harmoniously. Helping to advance the cause of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire were the motives of security, profit, and revenge.