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  2. Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire

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    The Western emperor Valentinian III (425–55) was, in essence, appointed by Theodosius, and there is some evidence for Valentinian willingly acquiescing to the East's policies. [155] Without the support of the Western emperor Leo accepted Theodosius' authority over the West, thereby beginning the trend toward state control of the church. [151 ...

  3. Principate - Wikipedia

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    As such, emperors went to great lengths to control and satisfy the needs of the army (their ultimate source of power) by proving gracious donatives to the troops upon their ascension and for special events; limiting senatorial control over the legions by way of controlling military provinces through "extraordinary military commands"; and using ...

  4. Chiba Takusaburō - Wikipedia

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    A series of ordinances and guidelines were passed by the Japanese government in 1880, which defined the moral character— patriotism and reverence for the Emperor— that should be embodied in all schoolteachers. Local schoolteachers resisted by forming organizational assemblies to lobby high-level political authorities on educational policy.

  5. Nine bestowments - Wikipedia

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    Emperor He of Southern Qi: Liang dynasty: As Xiao Yan was besieging Jiankang, Xiao Baojuan's own associates assassinated him in 501. He was granted the nine bestowments from the latter's co-emperor, Emperor He of Southern Qi, in 502, whom he would usurp in the same year, and then go on to have killed a while later. Gao Yang: 550

  6. Businesses Lobby to Make Trump’s List of ‘Essential’ Industries

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    (Bloomberg) -- Pet stores are considered essential. So are landscapers. Hair salons aren’t. Neither are shops that sell books or clothes.The Trump administration’s labeling of industries ...

  7. Divine right of kings - Wikipedia

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    The New Testament, in which the first pope, Peter, commands that all Christians shall honour the Roman Emperor, [17] even though, at that time, he was still a pagan emperor. Paul agreed with Peter that subjects should be obedient to the powers that be because they are appointed by God, as he wrote in his Epistle to the Romans. [18]

  8. List of Roman emperors - Wikipedia

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    In the later eastern empire, possession of the capital of Constantinople was an essential element of imperial legitimacy. [46] In the case of non-dynastic emperors after or in the middle of the rule of a dynasty, it is customary among historians to group them together with the rulers of said dynasty, [47] an approach that is followed in this ...

  9. Yan Liben - Wikipedia

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    His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll. [2] He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion , under Emperor Taizong of Tang , commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served ...