in the ‘reading’ of an artwork. I have chosen to analyse an Early Christian depiction of Christ as the Good Shepherd and Christ the Pantokrator from the Byzantine era. The Early Christian era‚ according to History. spans from 330CE when Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and declared Christianity to be the official religion. Kleiner (2013:256) states the Byzantine era to span a millennium and where Byzantium refers to the Eastern Christian Roman Empire
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From the African American maid to the struggling mother‚ The Help by Kathryn Stockett documents the struggles of women in the mid nineteenth century. The ideals of motherhood have drastically evolved over the course of fifty years and women have been given more opportunity. The novel specifically highlights the emotional turmoil caused by complicated relationships formed between maid‚ mother‚ and child. Women in the nineteen-sixties were held to different standards than that of today. Amidst
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between the Eastern and Western Roman Empire which lasted for 18 years. The leader of the Eastern half was Maxentius who was power-hungry had planned to kill leader of the western half‚ Constantine‚ by creating a rebellion. Because of Maxentius’ lust for wealth‚ it led to war. In the end of civil war‚ Constantine won and the empire was united again. However after Constantine’s death in 337‚ the empire was divided again by his sons. Christianity had a huge impact on the Roman Empire. In the beginning
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he said during our interview: “The Empire was generally concentrated around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The time when the Byzantine Empire started was soon after Emperor Constantine took over. Constantine was a very important man in the history of the Empire‚ and reigned from around 306 CE to 337 CE. In 330 Constantine found the city of Byzantium‚ which was later renamed
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Due to the actions of Britain aiding Gaul in the fight between Gaul and Rome‚ Julius Caesar felt that he needed to avenge Britain. He eventually conquered Gaul‚ however‚ he felt that he should also conquer Britain for many reasons including land‚ agriculture‚ and metals. So‚ in 55 B.C. Caesar began his expedition to Britain. He gathered two legions for the first attempt and then realized that the Britons were not going to give up easily‚ therefore he went back for a second time with a stronger army
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care of Skeeter since she was born‚ she knew it was time to make a change. When Skeeter found out that the help‚ Constantine‚ was freed she was devastated. She thought of Constantine as an ally or a mother. Skeeter even uses ‘ally’ in the book‚ “I had to accept thatConstantine‚ my one true ally‚ had left me to fend for myself with these people” (pg. 81). She will always miss Constantine. Furthermore‚ one other reason Skeeters feelings change is because Hilly‚ one of Skeeters friends‚ wanted to write
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west‚ so he could rule the east‚ as well as two assistants. However‚ this didn’t last after Diocletian retired. One of the two new emperors died and was replaced by his son‚ Constantine. The other emperor refused to accept Constantine as the other co-emperor. This started a civil war and left one emperor standing. Constantine won and was able to hold Rome together‚ but after he died it didn’t hold up for long. Rome split to two emperors again‚ but this time was different‚ they didn’t have equal power
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over other religions and political alliance. It became a symbol of dominance of Islam and Christianity to the world. Hagia Sophia became a Museum to both Christians and Muslims. Originally built by Constantine the Great Hagia Sophia was an outstanding figure of Christianity to the world. Constantine wanted to make Constantinople the New Rome with objects such as the Hagia Sophia. But soon the Western and Eastern Church divided; a clear separation that still survives today. Constantine’s Church was
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these changes bring new opportunities for education and discovery. Deviations from the norm causes people to think in different ways‚ opening up new opportunities for people to grow and succeed. The change in power that resulted from the fall of Constantine and the Eastern Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 led to the exploration of the Americas in the late 1400s. The Eastern Roman Empire remained in power from their separation of the Western Empire in 300 AD‚ until it was defeated in 1453
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Rome and Han China were classical civilizations that built centralized empires‚ which eventually expanded. Both Rome and Han experienced unequal land distribution which led to political instability‚ and both suffered from invasions of nomadic tribes due to political instability which would lead to the collapse. However‚ only the western portion of the Roman Empire collapsed whereas the entire Han met its demise. Both Rome and Han experienced great times of prosperity. However‚ both regions also
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