Analyze the Late Roman Empire through Diocletian (r. 284-305 CE) and Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 CE) — Tetrarchy, bureaucratic expansion, the Edict of Milan 313 CE, and the founding of Constantinople 330 CE — per Peter Brown's Late Antiquity framework
Exercise
Difficulty 1
~1 min
hist.g6.s.ex_51
Multiple Choice
Prompt
Which Edict made Christianity LEGAL in the Roman Empire (toleration, NOT establishment)?
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
multiple choice
correct
b
options
(a) Diocletian's Price Edict 301 CE; (b) Constantine's Edict of Milan 313 CE; (c) Theodosius's Edict of Thessalonica 380 CE; (d) Justinian's Code 534 CE
Hints
- MG-11 Timeline.
- Toleration vs establishment are different events 67 years apart.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing toleration with establishment