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A Syllabus of Medieval History, 395-[1500].
A Syllabus of Medieval History 395 - 1500 Author:Dana Carleton Munro Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: VI. THE ARMY. a. Not composed of Romans. b. Where stationed. c. Spirit of rebellion. VII. THE INHABITANTS, TENDENCY TO FORM FIXED SOCIAL CLASSES. ... more »' a. Slaves, becoming serfs (of the glebe). b. 'Freedmen, disappearing as a class. c. Colons, becoming more numerous, to be later serfs or villains. d. Plebs. Collegia. e. Curials. Qualifications. Duties. f. Senatorial class. How formed. Wealth. Not soldiers. Later importance. CONCLUSION. EFFECTS OF REMOVING THE CENTRAL POWER. 4. CHRISTIANITY, THE STATE RELIGION. Sources: St. Jerome: Letters, Lactantius, Eusebius and "Fathers" in general, in the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, or in the Bohn Library. Robinson: Readings, ch. 2. Gwatkin: Selections. Translations, etc., Vol. IV, No. 1. Early Christian Persecutions, Vol. IV, No. 2, Canons. "Fling," Vol. I, No. 9, Roman Life. "Indiana," No. 8, Letters of Pliny. Secondary Works: Robinson, pp. 18-22. B6mont and Monod, ch. 1. Gibbon, chs. 15, 16, 20. Fisher: Beginnings of Christianity, History of the Church. Ramsey: Church in the Roman Empire, chs. 10-15. Uhlhorn: Conflict of Christianity with Heathenism. Hatch: Organization of the Early Christian Churches, Growth of Christian Institutions. Carr: Church and the Roman Empire, chs. 1, 4, 8, 11, 13-16. Renan: Rome and Christianity. Bury: Later Roman Empire, Bk. I, chs. 1 and 2. Merivale: Early Church History, chs. 1, 2, 3. Lecky: European Morals, chs. 2 and 3. Lanciani: Pagan and Christian Rome. Fairley: Seignobos's Rome, chs. 24 and 26. Moeller: Church History. Vol. I. Neander: Church History, Vol. I. INTRODUCTION. A. HOW CHRISTIANITY WON GROUND. a. Teaching: immortality of soul, expiation of sin. Contrast Seneca, How life may be endured; Taurobolia. b. Example. Care of non-Christian poor and sick...« less