Holy Roman Emperor

A hero is perceived in multiple ways. Heros are admired for their achievements and noble qualities. Jesus and Charlemagne embody these noble qualities that give them recognition as heros. The noble qualities that Jesus and Charlemagne share are courage and humility. Through these qualities, Jesus and Charlemagne strengthen their followers views on Christianity. The development of Christianity through Jesus largely contributed to Charlemagne’s enhancement of Christianity through in empire…

The Byzantine Empire was a powerful entity, and Constantinople, the city from which the emperor ruled, was known as the "largest, finest, and wealthiest metropolis of the known world" (p.9). The empire lasted for more than 1000 years and was governed by many dynasties throughout its existence. Herrin's work focuses on three empresses who influenced the Byzantine Empire during their reigns: Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora. These women contributed to different areas of Byzantine society, but their…

Pontificalis documents that the emperor built the funerary corridor on the request of his daughter (Loomis 60). Earlier details also report…

great Byzantium of the Roman Empire. Before laying siege upon the great city of Byzantium the Turks had been occupying the areas of Pontus and Cappadocia . They initially started as a many gang that mainly…

particular house fits the description found in De Locis Sanctis. De Locis Sanctis or Concerning Sacred Places is a body of work about an Irish monk named Arculf. This work was written by an abbot named Adamnan. Adamnan describes Arculf’s travels to the holy land. Descriptions of his travels include details of a great home that contains a church. Consider this quote, “Especially about the sepulcher of the Lord concerning the things whereof we questioned saint Arculf more carefully and the church…

faculty, but were eventually defeated. Yangdi’s failed expeditions to Korea against his officials warnings caused mistrust and anger towards the emperor. Eventually multiple revolts occurred within the empire lead my military leaders and Yangdi was murdered, ending the Sui Dynasty. Soon after the fall, one of the rebel leaders, Chang’an, named himself emperor of the new…

In the year 615, the Sui Dynasty is in distress as the emperor has been surrounded by the Türks, which was one of the 200 rebellion groups, at a place called Wild Goose Gate in northern Shanxi. Li Yuan (Duke of Tang), who is the maternal cousin of the Sui emperor, got word of this and led a rescue mission for his cousin. The rescue mission was successful and the Sui Emperor fled to his refuge in the south. The Sui emperor felt uneasy with his cousin so he sent two officers to keep watch of Li…

The ancient Roman Empire, just how did it all fall down? The collapse of Ancient Rome began in 200 AD and eventually collapsed in the year of 476 AD. They were being attacked by two different tribes. There had come some troubles in the ancient Rome and had to split up amongst each other Western and Eastern Rome this had made things a little bit easier during the falling of Rome. Rome may have been strong, but wasn’t strong enough. Everyone says Rome was so strong how did Rome collapse? The…

The decline of the great Roman Empire led to the occurrence of events that would alter the European world far more than any person could have possibly imagined. The most significant of these creations being the three heirs, Byzantium, the Islamic Empire, and Western Europe. All three have blaring similarities and differences that can be accounted for due to the decline of Rome. Byzantium found its stability from its previous life alongside the previous Great Empire of Rome, it took away Rome’s…

followers of Jesus of Nazareth currently make up the largest religion in the world. Beginning in Palestine during the height of the Roman Empire, it spread from the Middle East westward across Europe.…