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Comparing Constantine And Charlemagne's Struggle Within The Christian Church

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Within the Christian church, the conflict over the final authority on contemporary issues was between the bishops and the emperor. The conflict was never a competition to hold authority but instead was confusion on who should hold it and what should come out of any actions. Two prime examples of the problems that originated from the conflict are Constantine and the bishops dealing with Christianity 's first crises and Charlemagne 's sharing governance with Pope Leo III.

Firstly, Constantine 's foundation of the Byzantine Empire was greatly fueled by his desire to have Christianity be the element that unites all peoples he would govern. Christianity was made the official religion of the empire and was thus spread far and wide. Constanine 's

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