Byzantine Iconoclasm

association with each other. Istanbul is currently the biggest city and metropolitan area in Turkey. Throughout history, being located in what we can describe as the centre of the “old world”, Istanbul has been the Capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, and most recently the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul is the only city in the world which is located on both the European and Asian continents which is separated by a 20 mile long waterway, referred to as the Bosphorus that…

The sacred space I chose is the Fatih Mosque, it also famous as Conqueror’s Mosque. It is one of the world most important and creative monuments of architectural history in Istanbul, where the East meets the West. Fatih Mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 A.D by Sultan Muhammad Al Fatih, who conquered Constantinople in 145. It built on the site of the Church of Holy Apostles. When Sultan Muhammad conquered Constantinople, he ordered his armies to apply the orders of Islam and not to…

The actual Empire of Rome fell but there culture, inventions and beliefs are still here today. So what makes a empire ‘fall’ well if the Empire is not here today and people can't live there it is not still a empire and two if people can't trade or go to war with them today then it's not still an empire. The empire of Rome fell but all the beliefs and culture are still here today, such as laws they used like insolent till proven guilty and all rights alley to all people.There are also inventions…

centrally-planned building may be square, circular, or polygonal. The most important feature of a centrally-planned building is the open space at the center of the building, developed around a vertical axis. The Hagia Sophia is a prime example of Byzantine architecture, located in Istanbul, Turkey. The dome has the appearance of being suspended from heaven, which is considered the "Dome of Heaven". The clerestory windows placed beneath the dome allowed plenty of natural light to enter. The…

over other territories. The first main victory took place in the Balkans, and these conquests led them to return to western Anatolia flush with money and men. In the middle of the fifteenth century they had already took some leadership over the Byzantine territory and took their capital Constantinople. This great city capture in 1453 laid the foundation for the imperial phase of Ottoman history. During the next century they pushed eastward and then went southward. First they defeated Turkish…

By the beginning of the fourteenth century Europe seemed to have recovered from the effects of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. The threats from Vikings, Magyars, and the Muslims were ebbing and Europe began to emerge as a dominant military, economic, and political power. Although the process of this transformation was never easy, it can be argued that Europe was now on a more solid path toward further growth and improvement. There are a number of reasons why Europe was able to remake…

Trade was vital to Ancient Rome. The empire cost a vast sum of money to run and trade brought in much of that money. The population of the city of Rome was one million and such a vast population required all manner of things brought back via trade. 2. Both the Roman and Ottoman Empires were established by force. Both had strong central rulers (emperor for Roman Empire, sultan for ottoman). Geographically there was much overlap, in the near east and North Africa, although the Roman Empire…

Charlemagne, known as Charles the Great or King of the Franks, was a strong leader who united Western Europe through his military power. His major goals or achievements were the Carolingian Empire, Saxons War, and establishing centralized imperial rule. I consider that Charlemagne is a good leader and will go down in history. The first of Charlemagne’s accomplishments was the Carolingian Empire. Charles the Great ruled after his father Charles Martel. Charlemagne built a court and capital at…

by Germanic rulers and leading Roman families. As political instability plagued the old Western Empire in the early Middle Ages, popes were often forced to make concessions to temporal authorities in exchange for protection. After the end of the Byzantine control of Italy in the 8th century, the papacy appealed to the new Germanic rulers for support, serving as a symbol of imperial glory for…

Who were the ancient Hittites? Excavations have revealed a civilization dating back to 3000 B.C.E, although this may not have been the origin of the Hittites. The Hittite’s coming was marked with the transition of art, which was marked by the Babylonian first dynasty falling. The Hittites were the supreme military, cultural, cultural force and political power in the 1400 to 1200 B.C.E whose capital was at Bogazköy, also known as Hattusas. They were a powerful civilization that had control over…