Byzantine Iconoclasm

The Crusades From 1095 to 1291, Christians from the western part of Europe embarked on eight separate attacks against the Muslims in the Middle East. These attacks became known as Crusades and the main goal of the battles were to take the Holy Land and Jerusalem from Muslim rule and give it to the Christians in Europe. While many Crusades were launched against the Muslims, few were actually successful. The First Crusade started because the Muslim group known as the Seljuk Turks took over…

them to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons. The Byzantine Empire had a very strong military. He used his military and his best commander Belisarius to reconquer Northern Africa circa 533 CE. Most of Belisarius’ success was because of his superior tactics in battle. The Byzantines used the kantos, an overhand thrusting spear, before the stirrup was invented. The Eastern Slavic Empire lived in what is now Russia, trading and working with the Byzantines until they were conquered by the Mongols in…

FOUNDATION Abbayi itinerant preacher, Robert dArbrissel is the origin of the foundation, in 1101, the abbey of Fontevraud, which was directed by women, including many from the family of the Bourbons. By Ivan Cloulas. The foundation of Fontevraud is part of the vast movement of spiritual renewal xil "century. Under the influence of a charismatic preacher they leave everything and follow him at désert. In general, as Grandmont, hermitic center famous domain Plantagenets genet, a monastic…

Imagine a time not dominated by machines and towns. Go back in time to an era of of the real world cast with a fictional tale. That is the scene set in Attila by William Napier. Attila tells the story of Attila The Hun, The one of the most Trenchant villains of all time. The story may be fictional, but the characters and scenery is not. Places such as the Forested Britain, The inveterate Rome, and the frozen tundra of the northernland. In the time of Attila and the Roman Empire, Britain was…

The two main causes of the fall of the Roman empire (suggested by Edward Gibbon) are the adoption of Christianity and the economic decline. Although there are many different theories of what could have happened (and it's undoubtedly more than one thing), these are two of the most important factors that led to Rome's decline. Religion was an issue that caused a lot of conflict in Rome. Most of it started when Israel became occupied by Romans. It had been conquered many times before, but was…

The Crusades started in 1095, and were a series of Christian military wars set in place so that the Christians could take back Jerusalem(Holy Land) from the Muslims. There are a few misconceptions about whether the Christians were just attacking the Muslims out of spite, and taking their land. The truth is that, the Holy Land originally belonged to the Christians and it was taken over by the Muslims, the Christians were only reclaiming what was theirs in the first place. There were eight…

Warren Schweigert The fall of the Western Roman Empire is evidenced by multiple modes of failure The fall of the Western Roman Empire is evidenced by multiple modes of failure. The first of these modes of failure is military failure. The second mode of failure is economic. The final mode of failure is political failure. These various ways of failing all outline how the Western Roman Empire fell. Military failure is of important note fore a strong military power such as the Roman Empire.…

During the past couple of months, there have been a lot of news surrounding the fighting happening in regards to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. The roots of this conflict can be traced back to the Ottoman ruling over what is now known as the Middle East. During the eighteenth century, the Ottoman empire was thriving, stretching their ruling from central Europe all the way to Yemen and accords North Africa to Morocco (making of MME). Their vast territories allowed them to be a culturally…

Constantinople primarily built by Constantine the Great was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire that ultimately fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. To begin with, the downfall of Constantinople substantially impacted the world economically. Moreover, Constantinople’s fall vastly influenced the world through political matters. Furthermore, the fall of Constantinople affected the world culturally and socially. Thus, Constantinople’s fall to the Ottoman Empire had very much influence on the…

The Domino effect. Things happen, and those things lead to even bigger things. Like a little mishap can lead to the destruction of an entire nation. Deplecion means to get smaller and fade away. That's what this empire just ended up doing. Rome was a great empire that ruled for many years. This empire made many important contributions to today's society.. Like the Republic, Dictatorship, an Aqueduct, and bettered agriculture. But what caused this thriving nation to crumble? The fall of Rome was…