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Twilight of Empire
New Divisions
ConstantinopleMilanAugustine Born in Thagaste
Converts to Manichaeism (a Gnostic-like sect)
Augustines PrayerLord, make me chaste
but not yet Augustines Conversion
An influential mentor: Ambrose of Milan
A garden experience: Tolle Lege!
PelagiusA British Monk
Worried about Christian Morals
Pelagius MessageWe are not forced to do evil through a fault of our nature. In fact, we do neither good nor evil without the exercise of our will; we always have the freedom to do one of the two.-Pelagius
Augustines Response Original Sin Humans are inherently flawed and cannot choose the Good on their own.
Predestination God must therefore give humans the grace to turn to him. He does not give this grace to everyone.
410: Alaric sacks Rome
Reactions to Romes FallWhy is this happening?
Who should we blame?
How can we recover?
The City of GodTwo cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, the heavenly by the love of God.
Fall of the Western Empire
AD 476Two CaveatsThe East Survives: The Byzantine Empire
An Arian Missionary: Ufilias
Rise of the Roman Bishops
Guardians of CivilizationThe Roman bishops are the only link to the old Empire and the Catholic faith it professed. Rise of a New OrderThe Roman bishops begin to convert their Arian overlords, beginning with the Franks.
Successor States
VandalsEastern EmpireVisigothsOstrogothsFranksSuevesSaxonsBurgundians
A Holy Roman Empire
Charlemagne: After conquering most of western Europe, Frankish king Charlemagne elects to be crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III.