Byzantine art

Influence of Byzantine Culture on the Russian Religious Faith and Literature Byzantine heritage was the source of cultural life for Kievan Rus. Later, the territories known as Russian Empire, adopted the main principles of faith borrowed from Rus which developed into the whole system of philosophical views. Despite the fact that Byzantium fell in sixteen century, its cultural legacy continues existing today and it takes its rightful place in world culture. The main contribution of the Byzantine…

I found the theme involving the relationships between the upper class and the lower class, nobles and slaves, incredibly interesting. This was mentioned in several the readings from this semester and it influenced many of the things that happened during this time period. During the Middle Ages, society was divided into two types of classes, there was the upper class or nobility and the peasants or lower class. The split between these classes was obvious throughout most of the events that we…

Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the middle ages is the story of The Hanged Man by Robert Bartlett. There are not many people that can escape death in general; especially when they are hanged. Robert Bartlett’s The Hanged Man is a story of a Welshman that was hanged, but was still alive. There was a inquiry that was held to see if there was a intercession from a saint named Thomas De Cantilupe whom was the bishop of Hereford who was also hanged, but survived. Bartlett’s background as a…

Crusade, the religious war started by the catholic Christian to capture the holy city of Jerusalem. Pope Urban II, the leader of catholic Christian started the war in 1095. He wanted to increase his personal power, stop the Seljuk Turks and a safe route to Holy land. Seizing the opportunity given by the feudal system, Peter the hermit inspired all to join the force against the Muslim force. Noble wanted the crusade to continue to become more rich and powerful. Peasant were inspired by the…

The Classical Era (500 BCE- 500 CE) saw the fall of Rome and India in which had a similarity in their falls. First comparison that they had was economics, Rome fell because of tax revolts from the upper class, and India fell because there was so little military defense, so the only solution left was to tax the people more in order to gain money for the military. From the increase of taxes it made it harder for the lower class like the peasants, for them to pay the officials. In addition of the…

actions of this country impacted the entire landmass and even has its impact on society up to this very day. One of the important actions of the empire was Justinian’s campaign of reconquest in the west. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. It was a vast empire that included, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and Libya. Its official culture was Greek and Christian, but it had a wide variety of religious, ethnic…

The Twelve Tables are laws of Rome that can tell us about its people views and how they lived in the times of 450 B.C.E.. In Roman tradition laws were not written down and was only fully know and interpreted by patricians ( upper-class ) and priests, which was a disadvantage to plebeians ( lower-class ) due them being at the will of patricians who did know the law and could charge them with anything and they would not know if they were in the right or wrong. The Twelve Tables laws will show the…

Wherever this man went, destruction and ruin left a path behind him. He was called the “Scourge of God” but most commonly known as Attila the Hun . Attila lived from 406 CE to 453 CE , and most of his battles took place in or around the Roman Empire. Some view Attila the Hun as unsuccessful and unable to finish his military goals and conquests, but Attila’s strategies in military made him successful, as well as the influence his upbringing, reputation, and appearance had on the people. Attila…

Although the Huns originated in the region of Mongolia, they still tended to digress through the European country fighting other Europeans. While the Huns lived in a hunting and gathering type of society, they often had intelligent tactics. For example, the Huns were victorious at Adrianopolis in 378. After their win, they began to concur that horses paved their way to victory. But, sometimes the Huns were inept when they came upon military tactics. After what the Huns discovered using the…

I am utterly outraged by the outcome of our meeting. The day before the last, a council met to discuss the future of the crusades. The council, composed of King Louis VII of France, Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, her son Baldwin III, Emperor Conrad III of Germany, my self, and others, met to decide whether or not to begin a second crusade, and if so, who should lead it, and what city should it target. I, being a sensible and wise religious figure, took the stance that the crusade should continue,…