Fall of Constantinople

One would be quick to assume that the general decline in quality of life in the late Eastern-Roman world would have a detrimental effect on the rights of women. However, contemporary research indicates that the opposite was true. Women in Constantinople during late-antiquity managed to not only retain the social gains made by the rise of Christianity, but capitalize on them further. In both ecclesiastic and secular life, women were able to carve out a fairly substantial – albeit unequal –…

capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than thousands of years and helped shape the history of the modern world (Overview)". The Byzantines were essential because they had good ways of developing architecture and engineering, they modernized, and saved Christianity, and they helped save the legal code to make what it is today. Without these essential qualities from the Byzantines America wouldn’t be what it is today... a free country. “Had the Arabs captured Constantinople in the…

Turks moved from Central Asia to Middle West in the eleventh CE century. One of the tribes called the Seljuk Turks, occupied Persia and then moved west slowly. Battle of Manzikert in 1071 CE is where the Seljuk Turks met Byzantine emperor and his army. The Byzantine emperor was killed, and army was destroyed. After taken over Byzantine the Seljuk Turks moved into Anatolia. Moving south again the were able to occupy the Holy Land. Religion played a role in the origins of the Crusades or…

2 Constantine the Great, also known as Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was born in what is now Nisch in Servia, to a Roman officer. Close Panel 3 Constantine the Great was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Close Panel Some of his accomplishments, according to Health Research Funding, include setting himself apart form the Roman army because of his background; “growing up in a privileged-but-restrained home, which included a fine education, Constantine…

#1) 1. Rebecca Molholt argues that Roman floor mosaics have been in the past looked at the wrong way since art historians have looked at it as a painting and not as a horizontal experience that links myths and sports. #1) 2. One goal of this article is to understand how these mosaics were used. Another goal is to understand how these mosaics worked with the baths where they are located. Lastly, Molholt wants to understand how the myths interact and shape the experience of these floors. #1)…

Christianity as the official religion of the empire. Following the establishment of two separate sections, with separate capitals, the Roman Empire acknowledged that they were two different worlds, especially after the decline of Rome and the rise of Constantinople by the turn of the 4th century. Emperor Constantine did his best to ensure its supremacy and unity under his command in particular by way of the results of the Council of Nicaea (325), the first of its kind, founding a uniform…

To what extent was the development of Christian art and architecture influenced by the art and architecture of classical Rome? In Christian art and architecture there exists many parallels between it and that of classical Rome, this could be due to the fact that Christianity emerged during the Roman Empire. Christians, like the Romans, valued the use of art for personal and cultural expressions, along with their art forms such as fresco, relief sculptures, mosaics – as seen in many churches…

The fall of the Roman Empire By: Owenkosi Sigudla Christianity’s contribution to the fall of Rome The fall of the Roman Empire is said to be an example of a domino effect; this comes from the idea of placing dominoes on their sides, one next to each other and then intentionally knocking the first in the line over to its neighbouring domino. This creates a chain reaction and eventually all the dominoes collapse. It was just like that for the Roman Empire, it was the Huns invading from the east…

The Byzantine Empire was a great empire. The Emperor of Rome Constantine, moved the capital of Rome to Byantium, a small seaside town in Turkey. He named it after himself, it was called Constantinople. Constantinople built up lavishly , the city soon grew to 500,000 people. It later was the home of Hagia Sophia and much more great archetechture. Some things that were important to the Byzantines were trade, law, and religion. One thing that was important to the Byzantine Empire was law.…

crucial points in the history of Christianity. The Catholic Church was largely affected by the Iconoclastic movement during that time and the continued growth and popularity of religion was tested. Both the Decree of the Iconoclast Council of Constantinople and the Decree of Second Nicea shaped the Byzantine Empire during the time of Constantine V and Leo III’s rule. During the time when Iconoclasm was in high popularity and religious imagery, specifically regarding Christianity and the Church,…