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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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    it was not a single‚ dramatic event – the decline of the Empire took place over around 300 years. Historians have variously dated the final collapse to the sack of Rome in AD410 by the Visigoth king Alaric‚ the deposing of the last Roman emperor by the German chieftain Odoacer in AD476 and the death of Justinian I‚ the last Roman emperor to try to reconquer the western half of the empire‚ in AD565. The reasons for the fall of the empire include military overreach‚ invasion by emboldened tribes

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    The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and longest lasting empires to date‚ but by A.D. 476 the empire was divided in two and its downfall was inevitable. There are many reasons for the downfall of the Western Roman Empire‚ some political some economical‚ but the four biggest factors were religion‚ war‚ size‚ and the decline of the Military. The problems that brought about the downfall of the Western Roman Empire were not unsolvable‚ but the leaders lacked the will and organization to fix them

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    2 SEP 2002 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN WAREFARE The main difference between Greek and Roman warfare was the formations that they fought in. The Grecian armies all used the phalanx as a fighting formation while the Romans used the maniple. The phalanx was one mass formation that consisted of infantry eight deep. The maniple formation was actually a group of formations in a checkerboard pattern. Each maniple consisted of about 120 men and when employed in Italy‚ the Romans used thirty

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    greatest empires in history fell? At the Roman Empire’s height of power‚ the empire was bigger than modern day India‚ and its influence was felt throughout the world. By 180 CE‚ the empire surrounded the Mediterranean Sea and controlled most of Europe‚ as well as parts of North Africa and the Middle East. However‚ as numerous empires before them‚ the Romans also collapsed and left the world in a problematic state. The greatest evidence of the lasting impacts of the fall of the Roman empire are the

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    the Roman Empire‚ Rome was a republic. Roman citizens elected officials in order to represent the common interest of the people. It had a powerful legislative body called the Senate‚ and “it advised on policy within the republic and members held virtually all executive offices in the Roman state”. (Stearns‚ Adas‚ Schwartz‚ and Gilbert 90) However‚ the highest elected position in the empire was the consul. Only two consuls were elected by an assembly‚ and both shared executive power. The Roman Republic

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    Not all empires are going to last forever are they? The Roman and Han empires both ended similarly and differently. They both were impacted by disease‚ which killed off their population and both had external invaders. The difference was the internal rebellion in the empires. The first similarity between the fall of the Roman and Han empires is the spread of disease. For example‚ in Rome‚ malaria arose because of the poor hygiene all over the neighborhoods. People dumped the waste out of the windows

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    Mauryan/Gupta India (320 BCE - 550 CE) and The Roman Empire (31 BCE - 476 CE) had very distinct methods of political control based on everything from geographic limitations and cultural reasons. Many factors were present affecting differences and similarities between the two. For starters‚ unity was difficult in india because of its geography that created sort of a seperation. however‚ the geography made it more open to outer influences like the Aryans. rome was more or less unified geographically

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    is important to study the Byzantine Empire for many reasons. This empire is often overlooked in the study of history‚ but they contributed to modern civilization in multiple ways. The Byzantine Empire expanded and collapsed several times and lasted over 1100 years. Constantine‚ the emperor of Rome‚ made two changes that affected modern European and Middle Eastern history. He legalized Christianity and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantine. The Byzantines used specific designs and

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    trip in time back to the Black Sea in 335 CE‚ home of the Byzantine Empire. He had a lot to say about his trip and about the time period he was lucky enough to witness. Cohn states that the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire‚ and began around 330 CE. Here is some more of what 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

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