Byzantine Iconoclasm

The fall of Rome was caused by internal conflicts and very few external conflicts. Most of the conflicts dealt with economic problems, military devastation, and many citizens had been excluded from political structure. The Visigoths and other tribes opposed an interesting conflict needing to be dealt with by roman leaders. The massive size of Rome was a problem all together in every aspect and created multiple conflicts. The size made it hard to communicate throughout the empire and created a…

The economic differences between the patricians and the plebian classes were, the patricians were one with the plebian people. At the beginning, they were not allies, their goals in Rome were to get rid of the kings in power. When this happened, The patricians inherited the wealth and the plebian people were impoverished. The Plebian class lived in the rural areas while the patricians lived in developing areas like the city of Rome. The plebian people politically could still vote but not be a…

Throughout history spanning from the Egyptians to the Middle Ages, all cultures have a different and distinct view on the representation of power through architecture and artworks. The six architectures/artworks that best describes their cultures view of power is The Great Pyramids, Parthenon, Augustus of prima porta, Hagia Sophia, Lindau Gospel bible, and the Notre Dame Church. The Great Pyramids were created by the Egyptians in 2551 – 2472 BC. The Great Pyramids were based on the…

In about 610 C.E Muhammad a merchant and the last messenger of Allah became a prophet when Angel Gabriel gave a vision on the Arabian Peninsula. Ultimately there were three of the main reasons Islam was able to spread so fast was because of its Military Conquest, favorable Treaties, and connection to the rest of the world by Trade Routes. Many people may think that the Treaties and Trade Routes were the cause of Islam's rapid spread. While Treaties and Trade Routes were two causes of Islam's…

Ancient Phoenicia was a geographically positioned that led to great wealth and spread its influence through trade. Geography played a very important role in the empire's growth. I am going to explain the land location, trading, and defensive positions of Phoenicia. Ancient Phoenicia was near the water, which made it the ideal location for a trading hub. It was north of Canaan which is modern day is Palestine and the coastal area of modern day Gaza.This allowed Phoenicia to expand into a…

Before the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE, Rome was a place of prosperity and stability. The advancements in technology, government, art, and warfare that are prevalent in the United States today stem from this era. Prosperity came to an end with the fall of the Roman Empire where the government faced political instability due to overspending, invasions from outside and rebellion within. After the fall came the Middle Ages where many Germanic Kingdoms took control over Western Europe. There…

Attila the Hun, the Scourge of God, was one of the most feared men to have ever been known by the Roman Empire. The nomadic tribe he lead pillaged their way across Europe, leaving destruction in their wake. The Huns were one of the most influential people in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Romans viewed the Huns as primitive, barbaric, and perverse. In reality, the Huns were quite skilled and intelligent people; their fighters were talented horsemen and skilled with a bow (Mark).…

The prior rule of Constantine brought about the constructs of a New Rome and the usage of mosaics as a primary medium for church decoration. As we have seen before, emperors erected statues, monuments and various other symbols of themselves in order to solidify their rule over the people of their empire and prove their divine right to rule. Justinian’s rule started in 527 and this is where you will see him use the mosaics, the new found medium, to draw a connection between himself as emperor…

Most Roman emperors were very successful in each of their time periods and accomplished many things. But today won’t be talking about most Roman emperors. We will be talking about the reign of Constantine, his rise to power, and his fall. The ruler Constantine has appropriately been known as the most important and crucial ruler of Late Antiquity. He was born on February 27th, 272 A.D and died on May 22nd, 337 A.D. Constantine ruled from 306 A.D to 337 A.D. Constantine’s intense…

The crusades was a major event in history because it was a battle between muslims and christians. The crusades were a series of holy wars called by popes. Both of the different religions fought for the holy lands. There was many reasons they fought in the crusades it was probably for wealth, or forgiveness of all sins.The crusade started around 1095 when pope urban the 2 calls for a crusade to free the holy lands. Since the crusade was a war between religion, it had a negative effect for these…