Fall of Constantinople

refuge for the victims of barbarian raids. Justinian also created colonnaded streets, baths, city squares, roads, and monuments for the enjoyment of his people. In the past he had constructed aqueducts and conduits but they were quite far from Constantinople, which was often subject to either a lack of water or, when there were floods, an abundance of water, so flood control became a major concern for Justinian. He built churches and monasteries for his people, but by far Justinian’s most…

While the Byzantine Empire was continuing to grow, Western Europe was going through what was considered to be the “dark ages”, because they were not thriving . The horrible economy of the Western Roman Empire contributed to the fall of their downfall. When the amount of produce being grown and trade decreased, they were left with no other choice but to increase the price of food. The western economy continued to get worse and inflation was the result . Because of the Western Empire’s…

partrich/the leader of the Orthodox church (Carnine 62). The church was also under the authority of the pope (Carnine 62). The pope affects new innovations over time because there is still a pope in the catholic religion today. “The Patriarch of Constantinople has the honor of primacy, but does not carry the same authority as the Pope does in Catholicism” (The Eastern Orthodox, 1). The Christians in the Orthodox had great importance for the bible (The Eastern Orthodox Church, 1). The Bible…

I hope that this letter finds you in good spirits. I am writing you to share the triumphant actions and accomplishments of Justinian to the Byzantine Empire and beyond. As you may very well remember Justinian decided to rebuild Constantinople. Already being known for great works of art he has since created laws to form what is called Justinian’s Code. These new laws set fourth rules of betrothal, marriage, divorce and punishment for adultery and has been vital to our community thus far. As…

These areas were worried of the same fate that happened to Constantinople. Our only hope is that more of the Western areas will be able to put up greater resistance to the Turks. As a result, all of us Christians are now very fearful of Mehmed. For we hear he is now planning to continue up the Danube river to find…

I believe that the current location of Camelot is in Tintagel in North Cornwall. After a summer fire burned away surfaces of the earth, it revealed hundreds of buildings that had previously been on the site. This could indicate the civilization of the people of Camelot. Also, a slate with rare inscriptions was found on the site that dated back to the 5th century, the time period of King Arthur. Another interesting indicator that this may be the location of Camelot is the cave located on the…

How Christianity Led to the Fall of Rome The Roman Empire fell to many declines, and unbelievably, the rise of Christianity is one of the declines. The rise of Christianity all officially started when Constantine the Great, (Emperor from 306-337 AD) made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. As a consequence, they had to tear down old temples where the Romans worshiped their gods and build new churches on top of them which made people upset. Also, there were some…

Constantine is often regarded as the first Christian emperor, receiving veneration as a saint in both the Eastern and Western churches. The myth of “Saint Constantine” states that he awoke in the middle of the night, a bead of sweat might have been dripping down his temple, as he recalled the dream that initiated the rise of Christianity . Visions of Christ had told him in this dream to paint the first letter of Jesus’s last name on his army’s shields and for the spears to be made into crosses .…

According to Latourette conditions in the Greco-Roman empire favored the spread of faith ,they did not necessarily mean that Christianity would be the religion to triumph (Latouret1953;19) this implies that the competitors existed besides Judaism to which several of the competitors existed with an upper hand ,there existed religions ,cults which were maintained by the state these include gods of Rome and these cities of the empire (www.reaingacts .com)this phenomenon existed inform of Emperor…

Two aspects of the Roman politics and culture change noticeably; the rise of Christianity, and the division of the empire which ended with an Eastern and a Western Roman Empire. Christianity altered the Roman lifestyle, while the decentralization of the Empire left Western Europe without a strong political system until the formation of the Holy Roman Empire. Although these changes marked the beginning of the Byzantine Empire, an important continuity shaped the Byzantine political attitude; the…