preserved for the future generations. The building was rather multifunctional: it was not only the palace chapel‚ but also the emperor’s private tomb‚ as well as the place for his relics collection. Also‚ the chapel served as a platform‚ from which Charlemagne appealed to the audience on special occasions. For these purposed‚ there was a courtyard build‚ which adjoined the chapel on the western
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The European Middle Ages lasted from 500-1500 CE. During the Middle Ages‚ the western half of the Roman Empire started to slowly decline. The decline of the Roman Empire all began with the invasions of Western Europe. Germanic invaders invaded the Western half of the Roman Empire. Consequently‚ the western half of the Roman Empire experienced economical problems. There was disruption of trade‚ downfall of cities‚ and population shifts. Therefore‚ businesses started to collapse. As the Germans mixed
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In point of fact‚ Dawson argues that it was the personal influence of Charlemagne that inspired the greatest achieve of the Carolingian Age: the gathering together of the scattered elements of the classical and patristic traditions and their reorganization as the basis of a new culture. The Carolingian Age saw a return to scholarship
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CHURCH HISTORY I History of the Catholic Church’s relationship with secular authority. During the time of the Apostles‚ the Roman Empire was at its peak. It had experienced the Pax Romana of Augustus Ceasar and continued to benefit from a strong economy under Tiberius Ceasar. Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean basin. The network of roads and use of only two languages‚ allowed for an ease of communication that allowed for a spreading of the Good News. Rome was tolerant of established religions
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ESSAY 1 Alexander the Great was the King of Macedon and is one of the greatest military leaders in the Greco era in other words the Hellenistic period. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab. He was brilliant in planning strategic plans and attacks. An example would be when he created the Macedonian phalange. At the death of Alexander a new Greek age began which was the Hellenistic period during which Greek leaders spread Greek culture to the area Alexander had conquered. Alexander’s colleague
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Hana Ellamey Professor Deidre O’Shea EUH 2000 13 October 2014 Fall of Rome Rome is no longer the shining empirical state as it was when Augustus was in power. There is a clear division according to locality between the east and the west contrasting to the centralized state. As a result‚ the state turned into a destabilized state. The eastern part of Rome fell due to several factors; one of its major ones is the Germanic invasion. Accordingly‚ Europe rose in western Rome. Throughout this essay the
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former describes a deacon with a bad heart who innocently gets bit by a spider while reciting hymns and then dies. Later on‚ there is a very literate and knowledgeable cleric who failed to acknowledge God and was disappeared right before the eyes of Charlemagne‚ who was left smelling burnt coal (Notker 83-84). Similarly‚ because of the anticlericalism Boccaccio displays‚ one section of his stories mention “a miracle to hear of a cleric acting with generosity” (Boccaccio 578)‚ completely parallel to the
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Their works of art have been saved through manuscripts‚ religious sculpture‚ and architecture. Charlemagne‚ the emperor at the time started a cultural revolution which became known as the Carolingian renaissance. Charlemagne saw himself as a new Constantine since he was using a christian model. One of the most important things Charlemagne did was invite well renowned scholars from all over Europe to help him revise his ideas for politics‚ literature‚ and religion (4)
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F rom the Caesar to Charlemagne: Julius Caesar occupied Gaul the people he found living in the modern Belgium were the Belgae‚ one of the various Celtic tribes of early Gaul. The Romans called their new province Gallia Belgica. Several centuries later Charlemagne reunited Gaul and added most of Western Europe to his empire. His successors were not equal to the task of keeping the empire intact and gradually Belgium was split into Flanders‚ the northwestern part it fell to France and the southeastern
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The Conversion of Constantine Constantine the great ruled the Roman Empire in the early fourth century C.E. from 306 until his death in 337 C.E. He became the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and legalize the Christian religion. One of the most significant accomplishments during Constantine’s rule as Roman Emperor was the reversal of the Christian persecutions that were put in place by previous Emperor‚ including Diocletian’s great persecution of 303 C.E. There was great controversy
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