of divine and mortal‚ which was a belief looked down upon by orthodox Christians. Theodora completely gave up her old lifestyle as a result of adopting Monophysitism. Upon reaching Constantinople she met Justinian and married him‚ and when Justinian’s adoptive father died‚ Theodora and Justinian were crowned empress and emperor and ruled together. Under their rule and largely due to Theodora’s influence‚ Constantinople built over 25 new churches and passed laws including prohibiting forced prostitution
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Justinian carried on the unending war against the Persians with mixed success. His general Belisarius lost a battle at first in 528‚ then completely routed the Persians at Daras‚ near Nisibis (June‚ 530); but on 19 April‚ 531‚ the Romans were defeated near Callinicum on the Euphrates; in September a peace was arranged on fairly equal terms. The emperor then conceived the plan of reconquering Africa and Italy‚ lost to the empire by the Vandal and Gothic invasions. In 533 a fleet of five hundred ships
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changes the Hagia Sophia underwent did not include a change in architecture‚ rather‚ they remained mostly political. In the year 527‚ emperor Justinian of the Byzantine empire‚ “the sleepless emperor”‚ erected the Hagia Sophia as an ambitious construction project that now remains as a notable example of Christian architecture. It is said that Justinian embarked on various construction projects that thoroughly remade the city of Constantinople after riots against high taxes destroyed the city. His
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discussed. One of the architectural achievements of the empire was the Hagia Sophia that was finished in 537. It stands at a height of 184 feet tall with a dome that is 112 feet in diameter and a circumference of approximately 352 feet. Emperor Justinian was said to have claimed that he had surpassed King Solomon when it was finished. To this day the building still stands and is being used a museum. Many of today’s churches and cathedrals use these types of designs in their own
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create a connection with the reader * *Inherit the Wind’s has various historical allusions such as the 3 Kings; Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne and Richard I * We will discuss how the 3 Kings allow the reader to understand the character and context better within the play King Richard I Charlemagne Julius Caesar King Richard I *The historical allusion to King Richard I or better known as Lion-Hearted
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How did the rulers of early medieval Europe like Charlemagne‚ Otto of Saxony‚ Alfred the Great‚ and William the Conqueror set certain precedents for their emerging nations? Well for starters‚ Charlemagne did bring a whole lot to the table. The only significant thing I got out of him was the fact that he split his empire into “countries”‚ with a total of 300 counts watching those territories. Otto brought his German self‚ and conquered all of the “Holy Roman Empire”. He starts the election
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been separate into two empires‚ after the fall of western half‚ Eastern half of Roman Empire was known as Byzantine empire which its capital locates at Constantinople. The Eastern half of the empire survived until fifteenth century. Justinian and Theodora: Justinian was the greatest emperor in early Byzantine Empire who born in 527C.E at Macedonian as a peasant. His wife‚ Theodora‚ was a daughter of a bear keeper in a circus. The young couples were both intelligent therefore received great education
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hierarchical order. They were all handmade. The art of mosaic flourish in the empire making it stand out. The majority of Byzantine mosaics were destroyed but some survived. Buildings like Hagia Sophia were embellished with mosaics during the Emperor Justinian. If the purpose of classical art was the glorification of man‚ the purpose of Byzantine art was the glorification of God‚ and of His Son‚ Jesus. Another Byzantine work of art was the religious Icons. Icon creates admiration in worship and provides
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economic power in Byzantine and Constantinopole. From 395 to 476‚ the Empire was in a big crisis until the Germans left the territory. Emperor Justinian I provided the growth of the economy‚ but also the growth period ended with the “Justinian Plague” that broke out in Egypt in 542‚ and reduced the population in all provinces of the empire. The “Justinian Plague” continued until the 8th century. At the same time‚ political disadvantage occurred with the warfare against Sasanian Persia in 6th and
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The increase in mosaics in churches in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Era was largely due to the influence of the Roman Emperor Constantine (ruled from 306 to 337 AD). During his rule as emperor‚ Christianity became the major religion and there was a push for more buildings to house the followers of Christ. Along with the new buildings there was a need to decorate these places of worship accordingly and express the religion in a grandiose sort of way. Mosaics were generally the inexpensive and
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