Encyclopedia - 335: Encyclopedia - 335
Events November 7 - Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented the corn fleet from sailing to Constantinople. Syno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eusebius Of Caesarea: Encyclopedia - Eusebius Of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea (~275 – May 30, 339) (often called Eusebius Pamphili, "Eusebius [the friend] of Pamphilus") was a bishop of Caesar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier
The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jin Dynasty 265-420: Encyclopedia - Jin Dynasty 265-420
The Jin Dynasty (晉 pinyin: jìn, 265-420) followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. The dy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Catholicism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyril Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia - Cyril Of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church (315 - 386). He is venerated as a saint by both the Roman Catholic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calvary: Encyclopedia - Calvary
Calvary (Golgotha) is the English-language name given to the hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified. Calvaria in Latin, Κρ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia - Arianism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porphyry Geology: Encyclopedia Ii - Porphyry Geology - Porphyry In History
In the Roman Empire, the palace room reserved for royal births was lined with Imperial Porphyry, and the emperors born in this room were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archdiocese Of Toledo: Encyclopedia Ii - Archdiocese Of Toledo - List Of Bishops & Archbishops Of Toledo
Archdiocese of Toledo - Bishops of Toledo. St. James the Great (1st cent.) unknown St. Eugenius I Melantius (286-306) Archdiocese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Yuan Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Yuan Of Jin - Early Career
Sima Rui was born in 276 in the then-Jin capital Luoyang, as the son of Sima Jin (司馬覲) the Prince of Langye and his wife Princess X...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Patrician Caste
In the early days of the Roman Republic, patricians formed a hereditary ruling group within the state. The patricians claimed to be able ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 6th Century Bc
509 Lucius Junius M.f. Brutus, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus 509 then Publius Valerius Volusi f. Publicola. (Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Chronology
Ancient history - Prehistory. c. 60th millennium BC - Modern humans migrate out of Africa and begin spreading across Asia c. 40th mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Han Dynasty
Yuánguāng(元光) Yuánshuò (元朔) Yuánshòu (元狩) Yuándǐng (元鼎) Yuánfēng (元封) Tàichū (太初) Tiānhàn (天漢) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arianism - Nicene Christianity Becomes The State Religion Of Rome
In the 4th century, the Christian Church in the Roman Empire was wracked with controversy over the nature of the Trinity. In 325 AD, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synod: Encyclopedia Ii - Synod - Uses In Different Communions
Synod - Catholic and Orthodox usage. In the Catholic and Orthodox churches, synods are composed of bishops. Under the Catholic Church t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - True Cross - Finding The True Cross
Eusebius describes in his Life of Constantine [1] how the site of the Holy Sepulchre, originally a site of veneration for the Christian c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of 10 Longest-reigning Popes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of 10 Longest-reigning Popes - Notes On St. Peter
According to Roman Catholic tradition, St. Peter's reign as pope is reckoned between 34 and 37 years, which makes him the longest reignin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thebes Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Thebes Greece - History
The record of the earliest days of Thebes was preserved among the Greeks in an abundant mass of legends which rival the myths of Troy in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnus Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnus Maximus - Life
A Spanish Celt, Maximus was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 383, while serving with the army in Britain. Later legend made him King o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Ming Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Ming Of Jin - Reign
One of the first things that Emperor Ming did was locating his birth mother Lady Xun, putting her in a mansion, and creating her the Lady...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eusebius Of Caesarea: Encyclopedia Ii - Eusebius Of Caesarea - Works
Of the extensive literary activity of Eusebius, a relatively large portion has been preserved. Although posterity suspected him of Ariani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - The Guptas Ascendant
The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Distinctive Beliefs And Practices
Catholicism - Beliefs. Catholic Churches share certain essential distinctive beliefs and practices (though some Anglicans and Lutherans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Cheng Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Cheng Of Jin - Reign
Emperor Cheng of Jin - Yu Liang's regency. Initially, the officials were in charge together, but as Empress Dowager Yu became regent, Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregory Of Nyssa: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregory Of Nyssa - Theology
Gregory of Nyssa - Trinity. Gregory is remembered above all for two major contributions to theology. The first is his doctrine of the T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnus Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnus Maximus - Life
A Spaniard, Maximus was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 383, while serving with the army in Britain. Later legend made him King of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - The Guptas Ascendant
The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Song Dynasty
Qiande (乾德 Qiándé) 963-968 Kaibao (開寶 Kāibǎo) 968-976 Yongxi (雍熙 Yōngxī) 984-987 Duangong (端拱 Duāngǒng) 988-989 C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Liao Dynasty
Tianzan (天贊 Tiānzàn) 922-926 Tianxian (天顯 Tiānxiǎn) 926 Huitong (會同 Huìtóng) 938-947 Datong (大同 Dàtóng) 947 Qianh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Western Xia
(景宗) (武烈帝) (李元昊) Kāiyùn (開運) 1034 Guǎngpíng (廣平) 1035-1036 Dàqìng (大慶) 1036-1038 Tiānshòulǐfǎyánzu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Ming Dynasty
To see the Ming dynasty emperors on a separate page, check here. (short form) most commonly known 朱元璋 高帝 太祖 洪武 朱允�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Jin Dynasty
Miao Hao 廟號 miàohào Shi Hao 諡號 shìhào   姓名 xìngmíng Reign Nian Hao 年號 niánhào and Years 太祖 完顏阿骨�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suffect: Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Yuan Dynasty
Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1264-1294 Dade (大德 Dàdé) 1297-1307 Yanyou (延祐 Yányòu) 1314-1320 Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328 Zhishu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Ming Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Ming Of Jin - As Crown Prince
While crown prince, Sima Shao was known for seeking out talented men and befriendly them, treating them as friends and not as subordinate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Cheng Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Cheng Of Jin - Family Background
Sima Yan was born as the oldest son of Emperor Ming of Jin, who was crown prince at that time, by his wife Crown Princess Yu Wenjun, in 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Yuan Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Yuan Of Jin - Confrontation With Wang Dun
By 320, Emperor Yuan's relationship with Wang Dun was at a breaking point, as Wang Dun had grown more and more arrogant and controlling o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Origins
The origins of the Guptas are shrouded in obscurity. The Chinese traveller I-tsing provides the first evidence of the Gupta kingdom in Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Main Gupta Rulers
Gupta Empire - Chandragupta. Ghatotkacha (c. 280–319) CE, had a son named Chandragupta. In a breakthrough deal, Chandragupta was marr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Yuan Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Yuan Of Jin - Early Reign
In early 318, Han Zhao's emperor Liu Cong executed Emperor Min, and three months later, news arrived in Jiankang. Sima Rui then declared ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Five Dynasties And Ten Kingdoms
Qianhua (乾化 qian2 hua4) 911-912 Zhenming (貞明 zhen1 ming2) 915-921 Longde (龍德 long2 de2) 921-923 Changxing (長興 chang2 xing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Scythi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Military Organization
The Imperial Guptas could not have achieved their successes through force of arms without an efficient martial system. Historically, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Yuan Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Yuan Of Jin - After The Fall Of Luoyang
In 311, Luoyang fell to Han Zhao forces, and Emperor Huai was captured. A large number of refugees, fleeing Han Zhao forces, crossed the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Ming Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Ming Of Jin - Early Life
Sima Shao was born in 299, as the oldest son of his father Sima Rui, then the Prince of Langye, by his lowly-born concubine Lady Xun, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - True Cross - Veneration Of The Cross
St John Chrysostom wrote homilies on the three crosses: "Kings removing their diadems take up the cross, the symbol of their Saviour's d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Origins
The origins of the Guptas are shrouded in obscurity. The Chinese traveller I-tsing provides the first evidence of the Gupta kingdom in Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eusebius Of Caesarea: Encyclopedia Ii - Eusebius Of Caesarea - Biography
His exact date and place of birth are unknown, and little is known of his youth. He became acquainted with the presbyter Dorotheus in Ant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Main Gupta Rulers
Gupta Empire - Chandragupta. Ghatotkacha (c. 280–319) CE, had a son named Chandragupta. In a breakthrough deal, Chandragupta was marr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - Military Organization
The Imperial Guptas could not have achieved their successes through force of arms without an efficient martial system. Historically, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suff.: Marcus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Other Catholic Groups
In Western Christianity the principal groups that regard themselves as "Catholic" without full communion with the Pope are the Chinese Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - The Roman Catholic Church
"The Catholic Church", when used not of an abstract invisible entity, but of a visible concrete body of Christians, usually refers to wha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arianism - Arianism In The Early Medieval Germanic Kingdoms
However, during the time of Arianism's flowering in Constantinople, the Goth convert Ulfilas (later the subject of the letter of Auxentiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arianism - Arian As A Polemical Epithet
In many ways, the conflict around Arian beliefs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries helped firmly define the centrality of the Trin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Catholic Church
A letter that, in about 107, Saint Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch wrote to Christians in Smyrna, is the earliest surviving witness to the us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Brief Organizational History Of The Church
The early Catholic Church came to be organized under the three patriarchs of Rome, Alexandria and Antioch, to which later were added the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 2nd Century Bc
200 Publius Sulpicius Ser.f. Galba Maximus II, Gaius Aurelius C.f. Cotta 199 Lucius Cornelius L.f. Lentulus, Publius Villius Ti.f. Tappul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 1st Century Bc
100 Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Gaius Marius VI 99 Aulus Postumius Albinus, Marcus Antonius Orator 98 Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Titu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Three Kingdoms Period
Qinglong (青龍 qing1 long2) 233-237 Jingchu (景初 jing3 chu1) 237-239 Jiaping (嘉平 jia1 ping2) 249-254 Ganlu (甘露 gan1 lu4) 256...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - True Cross - Dispersal Of Relics Of The True Cross
An inscription of 359, found at Tixter, in the neighbourhood of Sétif in Mauretania, was said to mention, in an enumeration of relics, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Sixteen Kingdoms Period
Yongfeng (永鳳 yong3 feng4) 308-309 Herui (河瑞 he2 rui4) 309-310 Jiaping (嘉平 jia1 ping2) 311-315 Jianyuan (建元 jian4 yuan2) 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Northern And Southern Dynasties
Huangshi (皇始 huang2 shi3) 396-398 Tianxing (天興 tian1 xing1) 398-404 Tianci (天賜 tian1 ci4) 404-409 Shenrui (神瑞 shen2 rui4)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - True Cross - Conservation Of The Relics
The silver reliquary that was left at the Basilica in care of the bishop of Jerusalem was exhibited periodically to the faithful. In the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - The Study Of Ancient History
The fundamental difficulty of studying ancient history is the fact that only a fraction of it has been documented, and only a fraction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Patrician Position
Under the Roman Empire, patrician status as it had been understood in the Republic ceased to have meaning in everyday life. The emperor C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Use In Fiction
In the satirical fantasy series Discworld by British author Terry Pratchett, the city of Ankh-Morpork is run by a Presidential like figur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arianism - The Theological Debates Reopen
The Council of Nicea had not ended the controversy, as many bishops of the Eastern provinces disputed the homoousios, the central term of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arianism - The Council Of Nicea And Its Aftermath
In 321 Arius was denounced by a synod at Alexandria for teaching a heterodox view of the relationship of Jesus to God the Father. Because...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Chinese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Chinese Monarchs - Tang Dynasty
Xianqing (顯慶 xian3 qing4) 656-661 Longshuo (龍朔 long2 shuo4) 661-663 Linde (麟德 lin2 de2) 664-665 Qianfeng (乾封 qian2 feng1)...   » Read the article