Byzantine Empire

There were some Indo-European people during the late bronze age. These people arrived and lived in Italy known as the Latium people. Around hilltop areas, Latium people built earthen ramparts and these ramparts grew to become an oppida of early Latium and the fortified towns. These are territories within the Alban Hills. These territories were bounded by countries Samnium, Sabina, Etruria and Campania. However, there was unification of the Sabines with Latins on neighboring hills. Later,…

On May 7, 351 The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine. On May 7, 558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt. On May 7, 1274 In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope. On May 7, 1487 The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista. On May 7, 1664 Louis XIV of France begins…

The Hagia Sophia was uniquely the home of two major religions at the time: Christianity and Islam. Much like how the church endured changes in its structure, its function changed multiple times. Within its lifetime, the great Hagia Sophia transitioned from a basilica of Christianity into a grand mosque, giving the building a great and unique history. From the beginning, the Hagia Sophia’s purpose was to be dedicated to God in the Christian faith. The Hagia Sophia remained a house of…

many of the Berbers rebelled and the reaction of the Romans was to cut out their tongues and ship them off to the Canary Islands, where they were later found by the Spanish. The Carthaginians were also in Morocco before the Romans. After the Roman Empire fell, a Germanic tribe called the Vandals took over briefly. Muslims from the Middle East then took over and and carried out raids in the Taza Gap eventually converted the country to Islam by 710. In 711, Iberia called for help from…

Western Roman Empire was being replaced politically by a series of kingdoms ruled by German kings. Although the Germans now ruled, they were outnumbered by the Romans, who still controlled most of the economic resources. Gradually, the two groups merged into a common culture. The Roman emperor, Zeno, in Constantinople, was not pleased with Odoacer’s actions and had plotted to dismount him. In his devotion to act against the German leader, Zeno brought another German tribe, the Ostrogoths, into…

The Roman Empire is Falling Down, Falling Down In 476 C.E. the Roman Empire fell, however the Pax Romana during 27 B.C.E to 180 C.E. was the prime of the empire and it would not be believable that this empire would fall. During this time there was a stable form of government, prosperity, a strong army, and happy citizens. The Pax Romana was considered the peak of the growing empire because afterwards there were signs of a slow decline. This eventually led to the fall of the Roman Empire. The…

The Huns The Huns were believed to be an ethereal tribe by all, due to their fighting skills. They were from the Altai Mountains or the Caspian Sea, which in modern society, is Kazakhstan (Mark). As the Huns migrated West towards the Roman Empire, they began to plunder and kill in the cities of the Romans. The Huns were led by Attila and his brother, but after killing his brother, Attila gained total control of the group (“The Huns”). Attila led the Huns to a prosperous, powerful, and…

Ottoman expansion was crucial to it's survival were friction showered. Battles outbursting of violence between monarchs over territory. Christians and Jews fought for them, a lot of taking was going on in other places. They traveled to the Muslim World selling guns. It was two battles that beginning of the end of the Ottoman hegemony, the Battle of Vienna and the Battle of Lepanto. Upon entering Europeans entering the Ottomans economy they upset the delicate stability of the Ottoman system of…

Mert Zhang Bozbey Aspen Anderson HIST-1700 4/7/16 On this paper I’ll start with my grandparents’ life which I consider the start of my personal history. I’ll point on how my own family and our life in Turkey has been affected by the events in the United States history and Turkey’s relationship with United States. Turkey's relationship with the United States began right before the cold war. In 1947, United States Congress started to give Turkey economic and military assistance. Because…

Way back in 1096, the Seljukian Turks decided to march into Jerusalem and begin to persecute and insult 3,000 christian pilgrims who travelled on a pilgrimage to the most holy site on Earth. Combine this factor with the preaching skills of peter the hermit and with the europeans believing that it is the will of god that they go and liberate jerusalem from their non-christian enemy. Christian peasants at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy were compelled and driven by the belief that they would…