Nika riots

boldly among those who are holding back from fear, I consider that the present crisis does not permit us to discuss whether the matter should be regarded in this or in some other way” (Envisioning World Civilization “Procopius, Theodora and the Nika Riots” 285). This quote talks about how a person should not be scared of asserting their self because of fear, and how now that they are in such a crisis if it would be a bad thing for people to try and assert their selves. Theodora was trying to…

Hagia Sophia as said in live science was “born out of riots”. The Hagia Sophia was the biggest Orthodox Church built in the East Roman Empire called “Church of Holy Wisdom” modern day Istanbul and was constructed in the same location three times in its life span. The church was a place where the rulers were crowned and throughout the byzantine period it was the “biggest operational cathedral”. A great revolt called the Nika Riot hit Constantinople in 532 A.D. because of the…

Sara Wittbold Araoz APAH P.2 Google Classroom READ & WATCH Response: BYZANTIUM & ISLAM Response 1: Hagia Sophia / Byzantine Empire From its grand beginnings, as the “seat of Christianity” at the start of Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia has seen many faiths, as well as tragedies. After the Hagia Sophia’s first mysterious destruction, it was rebuilt by Constantine’s son, Constantinius II in 360 CE to serve as magnificent cathedral for the city. Again in 532 CE the Haiga Sophia was destroyed,…

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…

empress with a rotten past. She was able to overcome her past and reinvent herself as an Empress. During her rule she influenced Justinian in numerous forms. When the empire was caught in a difficult spot Theodora would take charge. As we saw in the Nika Riots, where Justinian was in a tough spot and Theodora gave the people confidence in their government. She influenced Justinian to stop the persecution of the Monophysites and tried to produce peace between these two sects. And she played an…

wives of past Emperors, Theodora wanted to be involved, and in doing show displayed her passion for power and politics. In addition, Theodora was passionate to stay strong when there were riots over political views. Though Justinian wanted to flee…

Justinian was the emperor of the Byzantine empire after the fall of the Roman empire. The roman empire, however, was not dead in his eyes. He considered himself the last vestige of the roman empire. Under Justinian’s rule, Christianity became the only lawful religion in the Byzantine empire and it was the start of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Justinian considered his rule both spiritual and temporal. Justinian’s artistic campaign was the most effective because he was the first leader to…

He folded his hands on the table and began to tell his story. “A city known as Constantinople was founded in 324 AD by the emperor Constantine, in the Greek city of Byzantium. His reason for this? Western Europe, where Rome had once thrived, was being torn apart by attacks from other parts of Europe. Constantine decided that he would have to move somewhere else in order to be safe from destruction and invasion. Western Europe would later be known as Christendom, because of the importance of…