This Byzantine structure was built in 532 by the order of Emperor Justinian to serve as a reservoir for the Great Palace and other surrounding buildings. During the Ottoman Empire‚ it became a dumping ground and was only renovated in 1985. Today‚ the largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul is one of the top tourist destinations in the city. After your underground tour‚ make your way
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This “man” whom would much rather be seen as a god‚ utilizes many different techniques to enthrall viewers. This arch shows feats of battle‚ plundering‚ gods‚ and the emperor himself. The belief system was that the ruler was extremely powerful‚ thus it makes sense for him to make this monolithic structure for himself. This construction is highly ornamented through the carving of figures that are seen covering the surfaces
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burnt to the ground by enraged crowds. Theodosius’ son Theodosius II chose to rebuild the church which resulted in the same fate of that of his father’s church‚ with the credit due‚ yet again‚ to rioting locals. After the repression of the revolt‚ Justinian I took on the task of rebuilding the Great Church from its foundations. This time it was to be built on plans well in advance of the times‚ using new daring‚ vaulting techniques and statics. The mathematician Anthemius of Tralles and the architect
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by Constantine the Great but nothing remains of it. The second church was built by Constantius‚ Constantine the Great son‚ and the emperor Theodosius the Great. This was burned down in the Nika riots of 532 but fragment of this church have been found and can be seen today. The next to oversee the reconstruction of this marvelous architectural piece was Emperor Justinian I and it was between (532-537). The two architects that conceived this master piece were Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
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history‚ the Mediterranean has offered a vast amount of political transformations leading to both cultural continuities and variances. One of the main political changes that occurred in this area was the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire‚ which took place from around 200 C.E to 1000 C.E. While these empires consisted of roughly the same culture‚ they had different political structures which led to some differences. Other alterations that came up were the rise of Islam and
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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 of this time‚ while Byzantine refers to everything regarding its territory‚ history and culture
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many political changes from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire. The Roman Empire had a Republic government where the power resided in an assembly of male citizens where the senate made policy and governed. The senate brought together the state’s wealth‚ influence and political and military experience. Rome’s success in creating a vast empire unleashed forces that eventually destroyed the Republican system of government. But during the Byzantine Empire‚ as the urban elite class shrank‚ the importance
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10/29/12 HIS 004A Justinian The Emperor The Secret History is an extremely rare historical document that takes an inside investigation of the crimes of the Roman Empire in the sixth century. It explains the government that was determined to undermine the basic fundamental set of laws through corruption‚ abuse‚ and intolerance. The Secret History by Prokopios‚ is most notably directed at the reign of tyrant leaders; Justinian and his wife Theodora. Prokopios’ writings display many concerns relating
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Question 3: BUCOLEON PALACE Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople. It was probably built by Theodosius II in the 5th century. The palace sits on the shore of Marmara Sea. Hormisdas is an earlier name of the place in Greek.The name Bucoleon was probably attributed after the end of the 6th century under Justinian I‚ when the small harbour in front of the palace‚ which is now filled‚ was constructed. According to tradition‚ a statue featuring a bull and a lion stood there‚ giving
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Chapter 16: The Two Worlds of Christendom Chapter Outline The quest for political order The Early Byzantine Empire The City of Constantine Caesaropapism Justinian (527-565 C.E.) and his legacy; Theodora (empress) Rebuilt Constantinople‚ including Hagia Sophia Justine’s Code Codified Roman law Corpus iuris civilis (The Body of the Civil Law) Byzantine Conquests Muslim Conquests and Byzantine Revival Muslim Conquests The Theme system The Rise of the Franks Germanic Kingdoms The Franks
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