Byzantine Iconoclasm

Constantine was one of the greatest emperors during the time of the Roman Empire. Christianity helped the Roman empire from not collapsing and Constantine found a way to improve both Christianity and Rome. Christianity took the blame for all problems the empire faced, Constantine was a great ruler and was the reason Rome was saved, and Constantine brought Rome and Christianity together by making it the religion of Rome. This allowed Rome to flourish and it is credited to Constantine and…

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…

The Tuscan Florentine vernacular is a Romance language that arose from Vulgar Latin, between the 6th and 9th century. It belongs to the subgroup called “Italo-Romance”. This descent is due to the decline of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Despite the many other Romance dialects that arose from Latin, this vernacular became the most dominant and prestigious vernacular for writing and for educated communication in Italy today. The first official document in the vernacular in Italy was the…

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…

Throughout the period of 1150 B.C.E up until about 300 B.C.E the interaction between the Persian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires have shaped each culture. Through war, trade, religion, migration and expansion these Empire have clashed, and merged and scattered. Although Each Empire varies in core values, government, literature and art, it is easy to find connections to one another through the timeline of each individual Empire. The competition for territory and advancements pushed these…

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…