Byzantine art

The Empire of Rome was certainly one of the greatest in the history of mankind, but it fell. Why did it so? Given the complexity of the Empire’s organization and its long-lasting life, it is hard to assign one or two exact reasons which may exclusively be accountable for its fall. The point is that there were many reasons generated by many different triggers that have contributed to the fall of Empire. One can point simultaneously to internal and external factors which played a role in the…

Res Publica Christiana: The Latin phrase for the Christianity during the middle ages, combining the ideas of public affairs and Christianity, the meaning of Christendom. Through the word Res Publica Christiana we get an excellent insight of the Christian world during the middle ages. After the Roman Empire collapse the only things left was the catholic church which took much control over the different counties and towns throughout the year. Two of the major figures who took over religions and…

later became a language that was accepted and consolidated to be the literary and unified language of Italy. Petrarch also wrote the “Trionfi”, which was a vernacular allegorical poem. Although the poems were unfinished they became subjects of visual art. This resulted in a worldwide recognition of Petrarch’s poetry. Petrarch’s poetry, as well as Dante’s,…

In this paper I would like to explain the first Crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem using both Muslim and Christian sources, and to focus on pointing out the taking of the city and the similarities and differences in these sources. As Ibn Al-Athir was a bystander for the Third Crusade. He is the most accurate narrative from the Muslim point of view for the three crusades and he was able to write the history of the Muslim world. The franks overthrow Jerusalem by moving on to there after…

The Roman Catholic Church was first established by Jesus Christ, but Jesus made Simon Peter, one of His Twelve Disciples, head of the Church. Since Jesus Christ came down to Earth, the Roman Catholic Church gained a strong presence and power in the world. As the Roman Empire grew, leaders brought Catholicism to different lands in Europe; the Roman Catholic Church expanded through these lands and as a result, the Roman Catholic Church gained great political power over these lands. The Roman…

There were many reasons on why the Byzantine did not end up like the western half. The Byzantine empire was the part of the original Roman empire that did not fall, because before the collapse an Emperor had established a capital in the eastern half to promote stability. The Byzantine empire had a stable Roman life compared to its Western counterpart. However, while it was still Roman lifestyle, they were a Greek speaking nation (Stearn 194). This allowed the Byzantines to still access knowledge…

of the Byzantine Empire losing a substantial amount of territory to the invading Seljuk Turks, Emperor Alexius I sent representatives to Pope Urban II asking for military aid from…

The ancient city of Constantinople was once one of the wealthiest places on earth. The Byzantine Empire started in the fifth century C.E and continued until the tenth century. The center of this was Constantinople, currently known as Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople thrived as not only a political center, but also as the heart of trade and culture in the Byzantine Empire. The short distance that this city had to many of the other worldly powers at the time was the cause for the city becoming a…

Constantine had become emperor of Rome in 306, and was considered the most powerful in that part of the world. When he converted to Christianity had most drastic effects on the common practice of the Christian religion and including the factions. When Constantine converted to the Christian religion it was during a war with his own brother and co-emperor named, Maxentius. Before an important battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine was convinced that he should have seek assistance and guidance from…

numerals, today we call them decimal numbers because they work consistently to a base of 10. The invention of zero (nothing) was a huge leap forward. Roman numerals today are used most frequently seen as list numbers, time pieces and historic Roman coins, art and antiquities in museums and antique shops. Nearly all computer word processing packages (Word, PDF) allow uppercase and lowercase Roman numerals as list item indicators. Roman numerals or numbers are also used in classic style watch and…