Part one of term paper
Constantine was the emperor in Rome at the time when he called the in 325 CE. Constantine was originally a worshipper of the sun god. Later in his life he converted to Christianity. His reign marked the beginning of the joining of church and state. The pagans no longer persecuted Christians. Instead, Christians persecuted others, including ...

Part two of term paper
... husband strangled. It was also during the reign of Constantine that the cross became a sacred symbol in Christianity, just as it had been in pagan religions. Throughout his reign Constantine treated the bishops poorly, but he did agree to enforce whatever opinion the majority of the bishops came up with. The decisions of the 318 church bishops were endorsed by civil law and backed by military power. The churches that had lots of money were the primary churches represented in this Council. The poor ...