Today in western civilization we learned about Ancient Greece's form of government and how they evolved from being a monarchy into a democracy and how when they first started the process the leader was draco and he had full control over his people and he used to give out really harsh punishments for minor charges then after her died solom took his place who changed the rules and started the beginning of the forming of a democracy because he began to give more power to the people by allowing citizens the chance to vote on things
Today in class we talked about Constantine who was a Roman Emperor of Illyrian and Greek origin from 306 to 337 AD. Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Although he lived most of his life as a pagan, he joined the Christian faith on his deathbed, being baptized by Eusebius of Nicomedia. Constantine was the Emperor during a dramatic event in 312 at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, after which Constantine claimed the emperorship in the West. According to these sources, Constantine looked up to the sun before the battle and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "Ἐν Τούτῳ Νίκα" (in this sign, conquer), often rendered in a Latin version, "in hoc signo vinces" (in this sign, you will conquer). Constantine commanded his troops to adorn their shields with a Christian symbol (the Chi-Rho), and thereafter they were victorious. we also talked about the last leader of Rome who was Romulus Augustus. When he became emperor he w...
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