got out of control and started to rebel and get out of control. People started shouting insults to Justinian and Theodora‚ Justinian feld after this broke out. As a prisoner in his own place‚ Justinian decided to board a ship and sail away from Constantinople‚ stepping down as emperor‚ but saving his own life. Not caring about leaving everything‚ his whole emperor and the people. As Justinian was leaving onto the ship he looked behind him and saw Theodora stubbornly refusing to leave. He then realized
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located in Constantinople‚ Turkey (Istanbul)‚ 532-537. The architectural style of Old St. Peter’s and Hagia Sophia is characterized by Rome’s rich building traditions‚ philosophy of design‚ and form and function. For centuries‚ Old Saint Peter’s Basilica and Hagia Sophia have remained a genuine expression of Christianity and have both captured the essence
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Christians in the Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect
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Byzantine Empire vs. Roman Empire After the split of the Roman Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire bloomed in the east. Its greatest ruler‚ Justinian‚ made it his main goal to regain the lost territory and power of Rome. Although the Byzantine Empire was initially a part of the Roman Empire‚ there are many similarities and differences found in their creation‚ their interpretations of Christian beliefs‚ and their decline. Rome was supposedly founded in 753 BC by the twins Romulus and Remus in Italy
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consisted of he began to look towards Persia Stock 12). After many battle Justinian prevailed and Destroyed the persian emperor for the last time. After The Hagia Sophia was destroyed for the second time Justinian set out to make a new church in Constantinople‚ This proved that Justinian was a pure and great catholic Emperor Doing this made Justinian look great in the eyes of the common people and the church (Strayer 4). Making the common people happy is crucial to any great emperor and Justinian is
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Lecture Byzantine Art Byzantine Art is very fascinating. Byzantine art originated in the Eastern Roman Empire‚ specifically in Constantinople‚ present day Istanbul. It was first seen in the painting of icons and church decorations Mosaic is a type of art where the picture or pattern is produced by arranging small pieces of colored materials‚ such as stone‚ tile‚ glass‚ minerals and
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Byzatium‚ also known as Empress Theodora‚ was the empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Along with her husband; she is a saint in the Orthodox Church. Theodora was born into the lower class of Byzantine society in Constantinople around the year 500 CE to a bear keeper for the circus and an actress/dancer. Her father died when Theodora was a child; her mother in need of money introduced her daughters to the field of entertainment (Diehl 9-11). At the age of fifteen‚ she
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Medieval Art History - Byzantine Art The capitol of the Roman Empire was Byzantium which was renamed as Constantinople. The Roman Empire was spit into two sections - the Eastern and Western part of the Roman Empire. The Western part of the Roman Empire disintegrated but the Eastern‚ or Byzantium Empire‚ stayed intact. Early Medieval Art reflect the differences between the development of the Catholic religion in the west and the Byzantium Empire of the east. Byzantine Art was the name given to the
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SAILING TO BYZANTIUM “Sailing to Byzantium‚” first published in 1928 as part of Yeats’s collection‚ The Tower‚ contains only four stanzas and yet is considered to be one of the most effective expressions of Yeats’s arcane poetic “system‚” exploring tensions between art and ordinary life and demonstrating how‚ through an imaginative alchemy‚ the raw materials of life can be transformed into something enduring. In “Sailing to Byzantium‚” the artist/speaker transforms himself into a work of art‚ and
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settlements. Finally‚ these soldiers of the holy war‚ driven by their religious fervor‚ brutally killed the Jews and compelled many to convert to Christianity. Also‚ during the Fourth Crusade (1204)‚ the Western Christians (Franks) sacked the city of Constantinople which was the capital of the Christian Byzantine Empire. As it can be perceived‚ throughout the series of these events which plagued Europe‚ the Franks exhibited the characteristics of acquisitiveness‚ ruthlessness and treachery. Moreover‚ these
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