Early Christian architecture was centered in Rome‚ while Byzantine architecture was centered in Byzantium‚ also known as Constantinople. From these two cities‚ Early Christian architecture became disseminated throughout Europe and led to Christianity becoming the single most important phenomenon during this era. In A.D. 313‚ Emperor Constantine provided
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the breakup of two churches happened in 1054‚ the Russian allegiance to Byzantium helped to determine much of the subsequent history of the country. The Prince of Kiev‚ Saint Vladimir Svyatoslavich‚ the baptizer of the Russians‚ adopted the Christianity in 988 according to the Primary Chronicle. This decision by Prince Vladimir was the result of a process of heightened activity by missionary monks and priests from Byzantium among the Slavs as well as increased military‚
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The first and to date only reliable assertion of the origin of word Gypsy for the members of “specific” group‚ dates back to 1068. At that time the Georgian monah st. George Antonski‚ from the monastery of Iviron (Greece) reports to his people that on the mountain of Athos in the time between 1001 and 1026 a group of “Athiganos” arrived. The word Athigatos or Acinkan in Greek would be “untouchable”. Different synonyms of this word were used later as name for “that” nation around Europe. In literature
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After Basil II died‚ “it was followed by a period of decline during which in its foreign policy Byzantium lived on the prestige won in the previous age and at home gave free play to all the forces making for disintegration.” According to Ostrogorsky‚ the “breathing space was not spent in conservation and consolidation‚” but it was a nice break time‚ although the empire had some “heroic achievements” and had a peace time. According to Ostrogorsky‚ “the ineffective successors of Basil II were not
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Before Philip of Macedon stepped in to unify Greece‚ Greece was broken up into territories and provinces. Also‚ before King Philip II came into power‚ Macedonia was unstable and was full of rural clans‚ which were all loosely tied under a hereditary empire. Philip inherited the unstable kingdom‚ from his brother‚ on the verge of a fall‚ and made it the most power state of its time. His military innovations revolutionized warfare‚ which was passed onto his son Alexander the Great who created the army
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become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of the Ottoman Empire can be associated with the decline of the Byzantium Empire. Expanding new states led to a lost of power for the Byzantium empire (Quataert‚ 2005). In an attempt to remain powerful the Empire reinvented itself and remained
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In this paper I will take a look at the Saint Mark Cathedral of Venice and examine its architectural components. The main problem examined in my paper is significance of the decorative details the church and its surroundings express. More commonly known as Saint Marks Basilica‚ it can be said that it is one of the most famous city churches in Europe and one of the most known examples of Byzantine architecture. The church’s lavish interior structural design‚ golden color mosaics‚ has earned the nickname
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Byzantine Empire‚ the survivor of the Roman empire‚ flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It began with Constantine the Great’s triumph of Christianity. He then transferred his capital from Rome to the refounded Byzantium in the early 4th century‚ year 330 AD‚ and named it Constantinople after himself. This city became the surviving safe spot after the breakup of the Western Roman empire by the 5th century. It was by far the largest and richest city in Christendom
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During the Central Middle ages there existed a number of religious movements that challenged the traditional authority of both the church and state. New Christian movements such as the Crusades‚ the Knights Templar‚ the Franciscan order and the Dominicans. These movements challenged the traditional authority of the Church by taking the traditional ideals of the Church and moving them in different directions either to more aggressive techniques or to how the ministry should reach out to the common
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Vikings Traded actively with Byzantine and Abbasid empires Imported Abbasid silver used in European coinage Population: 36 million in 200; down to 26 million in 600; back up to 36 million in 1000 Social Development in the Two Worlds of Christendom Byzantium: An Urban Society City Life Attractions of Constantinople
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