Constantinople

The Early Middle Ages are commonly referred to by historians as the “Dark Ages”, due to several factors, including the lack of written documents that would reveal important details about the lives of people during this time, as well as the state of political unrest and civil uprising that was at play, because of the recent collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. This was a time during which nations and alliances were constantly forming and shifting, resulting in many wars and battles.…

This paper aims to define causes of decline and fall of The Western Roman Empire through analyzing wide range of factors including its military failures, economic crisis, interior and exterior pressures. The Western Roman Empire which become known as The Holy Roman Empire established vast and powerful state through fighting with their neighbors and expanding its territories over its time of over five hundred years. But eventually, certain important political and economic problems emerged which…

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…

Throughout time, there have been many different cultures and empires, some of which may require the average man to work, or the female to work, or arranged marriages and so forth. However, it seems as if the Byzantine Empire covered the “whole nine yards.” Life as a Byzantine was a lot different than most would expect, they had different beliefs and worked hard for their beliefs and stayed true to them, in all courses of their culture. The Byzantine’s were very hard workers, they worked for…

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 prince in Anatolia, after that, in…

the Renaissance. Emperor Justinian, Bishop Maximianus and Attendants, was created for religious purposes, as was a lot of the art produced during the early Byzantine Empire. In 324 CE Constantine ‘ the Great’ was a Christian emperor who set up Constantinople, originally Byzantine, a city in the east as another city to rule Christianity from, alongside the capital Rome. This was soon to be known as the Byzantine Empire. Constantine…

Justinian and Theodora, whom the majority of The Secret History’s plot revolves around, are wicked to say the least. Throughout the book, they have a massive number of murders committed for their own personal gain. Justinian, who is observed as taking a devilish form, amasses a huge fortune; but still desires more (Procopius 65). There is no question that their simple being on earth is revolting. However, Procopius particularly finds the dishonesty and cruelty aspects of their lives sickening.…

time an illegal practice that was done behind closed doors. Constantine made it acceptable for individuals to be practices their faith in the open. An example of this was the fact that Constantine laid the groundwork for the Patriarchate of Constantinople to become a major spiritual center. As for Charlemagne he sponsored missionary efforts, and encouraged the spread of Benedictine monasteries. He also encouraged the reproduction of theological manuscripts. Despite the aforementioned we…

Century - Greek Golden Age B. 323 BCE - Alexander the Great C. 321 BCE - Mauryan Empire in India begins D. 221 BCE - Qin unified China E. 32 CE - Beginnings of Christianity F. 220 CE - End of the Han Dynasty G. 333 CE - Roman Capital moves to Constantinople H. 350 CE - Kingdom of Kush falls I . 476 CE - Fall of the Roman Empire. J. 500 CE - Gupta Empire collapses after the Hun invasions II. Top 10 Individuals or Groups A. Ashoka - Mauryan Emperor that aided the change in buddhism B.…

a huge effect on the development of Western Civilization, including eventually leading to the Italian Renaissance. Crusading Against Christians The first blow that eventually lead to the downfall of the Byzantine Empire was the 1204 attack on Constantinople. Ironically, this attack…