On this day in AD306 the emperor Constantius I died in York
July 25, 2015
His troops, rather than await a new leader to be appointed for them, hailed the emperor’s son Constantine as Augustus but it was not until 324 that he would gain control over the entire empire.
On this day in AD362 Julian banned Christians from teaching using pagan literature
June 17, 2015
How do you change the world? How can any individual gain sufficient momentum to overthrow the status quo? Should they rely on violent revolution or peaceful evolution, is it more important to gain support from those at the top of society or to appeal to the majority of those found at the bottom?
On this day in 359, the emperor Gratian was born
April 17, 2015
He reigned for eight years as junior emperor and another eight years as the senior emperor of the West. And, on the 3rd October 382, Gratian saved the Roman Empire…
On this day in 302 Diocletian issued his edict on Manicheanism
March 31, 2015
But who were the Manicheans? And what did Diocletian think of them?
1653 years ago today: the last Pagan emperor entered Constantinople
December 11, 2014
On the 11th December 361, the last pagan emperor Julian II (also known as Julian the Apostate) entered Constantinople as the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
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