Justinian became emperor‚ he brought the eastern half of the Roman Empire into a Golden Age. According to document 4‚ he built new cities‚ buildings‚ and a magnificent church called the Hagia Sophia. The church was known for its beauty treasure because not many churches during that time were as elegant as the Hagia Sophia. Economically‚ Justinian tried to revive the Roman Empire in Constantinople. He tried to make Constantinople as glorious as Rome was. Socially‚ Justinian was ranked as high authority
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place of Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire reached its climax during the sovereignty of Emperor Justinian 1. Italy‚ southern Spain‚ and North Africa‚ were conquered by the Byzantines. The Justinian code of laws was developed‚ and the Church of Hagia Sophia was built. Southern Spain was lost to the Visigoths and Italy was lost to the Lombard’s after Justinian’s death. There was a long war between Persia and Byzantium‚ to which both empires were weakened. Avars‚ nomadic Asiatic people‚ drove the Byzantines
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Roman Culture (753 B.C.E. C.E. 476) • Dated from the legendary founding of Rome by Romulus in 753 B.C.E. to the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire in C.E. 476. • The Roman Mythos • The goddess Venus and the mortal Anchises have Venus Anchises a son named Aeneas‚ whose story is told by the Aeneas Roman poet Virgil in an epic called the Aeneid. Aeneid Roman poet Virgil Aeneas’ descendents rule the Kingdom of Alba in Italy. One of his descendents‚ Rhea Silvia‚ is Rhea Silvia
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the chants had changed from “Blue” or “Green” to “Conquer!” and the crowds broke out and assaulted the palace. Fires were started during the riot which has resulted in the destruction of much of the city including this city’s foremost church‚ the Hagia Sophia (which Justinian is considering to rebuild). Some of the senators viewed this riot as an opportunity to overthrow Justinian as they were opposed to his new taxes and his lack of support for the nobility as most of the citizens also are. The rioters
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Art Hist. Review Ancient Greek Art and Arch. (600 BCE-30 BCE) The Early Classical Period 480-450 BCE 5.23 KRITIOS BOY Acropolis‚ Athens 480 BCE -Marble -He is self confident and serious looking -He is a sculpture in the round -The artist is believed to be KRITIOS -The statue has an S-curve to him and is in the contrapposto pose‚ which is when artists use tension and relaxation around the central axis of the body to increase to muscular tension and enhance the musculature of a body. It is
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Empress Theodora‚ wife of Justinian the Great‚ was one of the most powerful women ever known to Byzantine history. She rose from the humblest of beginnings to become one of the most influential and great of individuals. As Justinian wrote in one of his laws‚ she was “our most pious consort given us by God.” As a result of her reverence for God‚ she understood how to rule the empire in such a way that reflected who she had been given authority from. She sought to shape the reforms of Justinian and
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Chapter 9 P192-211 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from
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Mother of the World “The mother of the world has been killed‚” stated a 5th century historian‚ bereft and appalled when the news of Rome’s fall had reached ear. Certainly his words hold truth‚ for Rome - the dauntingly colossal Empire engulfing the Mediterranean and all territories around it; the source of artistic‚ intellectual‚ and cultural ascendancy; the influential factor of brilliance in so many of the coexisting societies of the western world - was truly the predecessor and creator of all
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Siddhartha: Dichotomies and Dialectic In Sanskrit‚ Siddhartha means “one who has accomplished a goal”‚ referring‚ in the novel by Hermann Hesse‚ to the protagonist’s search for enlightenment. However‚ the Siddhartha in the novel in not Siddhartha Gautama‚ otherwise known as Buddha‚ but the son of Brahmans‚ whose life happens to temporally intersect with that of the Enlightened One‚ the first of a series of parallels Hesse draws in order to elucidate the differences between the two. Siddhartha is
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Best of Istanbul‚ Turkey in 5 Days The Italian novelist Edmondo De Amicis said‚ “Istanbul‚ a universal beauty where poet and archeologist‚ diplomat and merchant‚ princess and sailor‚ northerner and westerner screams with same admiration. The whole world thinks that this city is the most beautiful place on earth." The city is so captivating but some are put off by recent terrorism attacks and conflict and the impression that the city is not safe for travelers. But it isn’t. Our 5-day suggested itinerary
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