Empress Theodora was one of the most influential women of her time. Her husband‚ Emperor Justinian I‚ listened to her advice regarding political decisions in the empire. She essentially co-ruled with Justinian‚ aiding in the rights for women by outlining their rights and expanding upon them. In this way‚ she was somewhat like an early feminist. During her service to her country as empress‚ Theodora protected the rights of the serfs and poor. She attended to the rights of prostitutes in particular
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This “man” whom would much rather be seen as a god‚ utilizes many different techniques to enthrall viewers. This arch shows feats of battle‚ plundering‚ gods‚ and the emperor himself. The belief system was that the ruler was extremely powerful‚ thus it makes sense for him to make this monolithic structure for himself. This construction is highly ornamented through the carving of figures that are seen covering the surfaces
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by Constantine the Great but nothing remains of it. The second church was built by Constantius‚ Constantine the Great son‚ and the emperor Theodosius the Great. This was burned down in the Nika riots of 532 but fragment of this church have been found and can be seen today. The next to oversee the reconstruction of this marvelous architectural piece was Emperor Justinian I and it was between (532-537). The two architects that conceived this master piece were Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
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the 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
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centuries‚ many ancient cities flourished. Large estates dominated agriculture which continued to be fruitful in spite of the heavy taxation causing an abandonment of land. From the beginning to the end of the Byzantine empire‚ the church and the emperor had been the largest landholders‚ therefore being the largest profiteers of Byzantine. (Encarta) After the Roman empire fell in 476 AD‚ Byzantine conquered all. It took over the space of southeastern Europe‚ southwestern Asia‚ and the northeast
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ARCHITECTURE 1. Why called byzantine? The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium . 2. Who was Justinian ‚ Theodora ? Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him 3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations 4. What are penditives and sqinches ? Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches are diagonal lintels placed across the
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dynasty was falling. In 100 CE‚many Romans still stayed in their original religion ‚ even though these years are after the death of Jesus. Christianity attracted poor Romans because of its teachings of class not determining your fate. This led to‚ Emperor Constantine converting to
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the ruling class. Called the Twelve Tables‚ these statutes also governed how offenders were prosecuted and provided compensation for victims. The foundation of modern law was formed from these statutes. Justinian Code established in A.D. 529‚ and named after the Emperor of Byzantine. The Emperor was the first to codify law in a series of books called Corpus Juris Civilis. His work was the foundation of modern law and the concept of justice. King John of England created the Magna Carta in 1215 with
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PWAD 1 Spring 13 Prof. Jaime Arredondo THE GREAT HAGIA SOPHIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND NOTRE-DAME OF PARIS Arthur de Vassal May 16th‚ 2013 Is it possible to compare two of the most significant religious monuments of our time ? Indeed‚ we will see in this research paper that not only Hagia Sophia of Constantinople and Notre-Dame of Paris are among the most important edifices of cult and history still standing today‚ But that they also present a lot of similarities
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original apostolic faith and the prominence‚ and they as bishops also owned its apostolic “founders” and to its political setting‚ and this led to the inspiration of these bishops to exercise greater leadership in Rome and abroad (Elwell‚ p. 888). Most emperors and patriarchs of Constantinople‚ challenged the bishops and their beliefs by saying that the church in Rome is new and improved but that they are still believe in the old Roman church. The popes or bishops were not moved by their words and they
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