04 The Christian Roman Empire

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The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210) • The emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity brought change to the Roman Empire as its population gradually abandoned the old religions in favor of Christianity. The reign of Julian the Apostate, a nephew of Constantine, saw the last serious attempt to restore civic polytheism as the official religion. The Christian church of the fourth century was divided, however, by two serious heresies: Arianism and Donatism. Religious dissent led to the intervention of the emperors at church councils and elsewhere. Professor Freedman then introduces St. Augustine's Confessions, including an overview of Platonism. • 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction • 08:09 - Chapter 2. Julian the Apostate • 12:17 - Chapter 3. Essential Heresies: Arianism and Donatism • 26:04 - Chapter 4. Essential Heresies 2: Manicheanism • 30:06 - Chapter 5. Roman Emperors and Christian Heresies • 40:33 - Chapter 6. Introduction to St. Augustine's Confessions • 43:51 - Chapter 7. Platonism • Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu • • This course was recorded in Fall 2011.

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