Hagia Sophia

The destruction of Constantinople finally happened in 1453 (p. 293). The Ottoman Empire rained cannonballs on the city and brought its walls down. On the last Monday of May in the same year, people began to gather the Hagia Sophia. A sermon was given in both Latin and Greek; the divisions that had separated the two churches of the East and West forgotten. But it was to no avail. In the end, Ottoman flags were hoisted up to celebrate their victory. At last the wheel comes full circle, from the…

THE MIDDLE AGES Mid term The anarchic time of the Roman Empire were forced to deal with tremendous challenges that caused the empire to spilt into three East, West and South. The biggest and most devastating challenge was the fall of Rome, which divides the empire in the first place. The east was mostly Germanic catholic tribes who banded together to control what was left of Rome and soon become the Carolingian empire, the South were control by the Muslims, while the East was the Greek orthodox…

French sociologist Emile Durkeheim claimed that religion is godmother of every culture (Emile Durkheim 1858-1917, no date). The religion history went together with human race. Religion and human, human and religion, and human and culture had a mutual relationship with each other. This kind of relationship had an influence not only on human’s daily life but also on the architecture. They started and developed together, giving a mutual influence on each other. Most of the biggest architectures…

social aspects of the town but Justinian saw church buildings as “the most visible sign of the close connection between the church and the state in his empire”. He built and restored many churches however the most significant architecture is the Hagia Sophia, a church building that was destroyed during a riot but was restored by Justinian. This building project also included the restoration and building of schools, baths, aqueducts (bridges), law courts and hospitals. The classical cultures…

Constantinople primarily built by Constantine the Great was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire that ultimately fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. To begin with, the downfall of Constantinople substantially impacted the world economically. Moreover, Constantinople’s fall vastly influenced the world through political matters. Furthermore, the fall of Constantinople affected the world culturally and socially. Thus, Constantinople’s fall to the Ottoman Empire had very much influence on the…

Byzantines and laid attack to Constantinople; his successor, Mehmed II, finished this procedure when he dispatched the last assault on the city. On May 29, 1453, after an Ottoman armed force raged Constantinople, Mehmed triumphantly entered the Hagia Sophia, which would turn into the city 's driving mosque. Head Constantine XI passed on in fight that day, and the decay and fall of the Byzantine Empire was finished. In the hundreds of years paving the way to the last Ottoman victory in 1453, the…

The Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun I think that the Alexander Mosaic is a painting capturing the war that was going on during this time period. It seems as if the right side is doing better than the left. Also, the left side seems terrified since a lot of soldiers have been lost in the battle, which is shown by the lack of people on the left side of the painting. It also seems as if one of the men on the right side doesn’t want to be fighting in this battle and is reaching out to the…

Islam is a religious faith preached by the Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh). After the Prophet Mohammed's (Pbuh) death, Islam spread exponentially from its place of origin in the Arabian Gulf. The followers of the Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh), who are called Muslims, conquered the whole of the Middle East, as well as central Asia, Spain, North Africa and north and central India. Most of the conquered areas and countries accepted the Islamic religion. Islam is more than just a religion; it is a way of living,…

From day one I have been an Ox described by the Chinese zodiac as a person who can make a clear distinction between right and wrong. Similar to the ox, I am cautious, industrious, patient and honest. Additionally, I would characterize myself as someone who has integrity, persistence, and diligence. As a child who grew up in a small neighborhood to a middle class family, I always strived to help people just as my parents who served as my role models. My hard working parents were brought up in…

The life of cosmopolitan women in late-antiquity has remained something of an enigma to scholars. Perceptions of general decadence and moral impoverishment date back to the early research of historians like Edward Gibbon, who argued that a loss of virtue-ethics plagued the secular government. Authors of the 5th and 6th centuries, like Procopius and St. Augustine, offer little to undermine that notion. One would be quick to assume that the general decline in quality of life in the late…