Economic and Social problems in Rome the Politics also played a big role when it came to The Fall of Western Rome. When Emperor Constantine came into power in 306 CE. He made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. He renamed the city Constantinople and ruled it for 30 years. Under his rule the empire would thrive and become powerful. Constantine also embraced Christianity. The peak of the Byzantine Empire occurred during the Justinian Dynasty. When Justinian became emperor
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the two architectural styles. Thick‚ fortress-like walls‚ small‚ high windows‚ round arches‚ and barrel or dome vaulted ceiling‚ characterize Medieval Romanesque architecture. Because of the great outward pressure produced by the Romanesque rounded arch characteristic of the style‚ churches could not be made tall without adding buttresses to the weak walls. Said buttresses reinforced the walls‚ but made them very thick‚ creating a fortress-like feel to the church. Furthermore‚ because of such thick
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Basil used the promised troops that Vladimir sent to him to end the civil war in his favour. The scholars still debate what happened next‚ it can be stated that Vladimir did attack the Byzantine city of Cherson in the Crimea. It was from here that Vladimir demanded that Basil send him his promised bride. It is a questionable matter as the matter took place after the agreements‚ Vladimir may have even attempted to force Basil to keep his word‚ but the evidence is inconclusive. Indeed‚ Basil was no
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because of the feudalistic society that emerged. At the beginning‚ religiously it was a continuation of the Greeks‚ simply changing the names of the Olympian gods. Eventually‚ Rome grew too large to sustain a republic‚ and became an empire. Emperor Constantine would move the hegemony to the east‚ beginning the Byzantine empire‚ and the church would rise in the west‚ as it provided organization in a chaotic world‚ providing order and support when emperors could not. The church was supreme‚ out of necessity
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ATHANASIUS (296-373) Athanasius is counted as one of the four great doctors of the church in the Roman Catholic church as well as one of the great doctors of the church in Eastern Orthodoxy where he is also labeled the Father of Orthodoxy. He is also celebrated by many Protestant who label him as Father of the Canon‚ Athanasius is venerated as Christian saint whose feast day is May 2 in western community. May 5 is the Coptic
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wHAT IS ART? Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the beauty of the world. – Plato Art is the medium by which the artist communicates with his fellow. – Van Dyke Art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel the beauty in it. – Collins and Riley Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. – A. Tan Art is a reflection or a mirror of beauty
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belief” in Greek‚ which emphasizes that the religion is devoted to the original faith. After Jesus died‚ Paul of Tarsus took the Christian message to Asia‚ Minor (Turkey)‚ and to Greece and Rome. The Greek Emperor Constantine was the first ruler to accept the Christian faith. Constantine gave the Christian Greeks the freedom to worship openly‚ gave them special privileges‚ and built the first great Christian churches. The role of the Greek Orthodox Church is maintaining Greek ethic and cultural identity
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brachiocephalic trunk / aortic arch; L: aortic arch Jugular Internal & External Thoracic Cavity Artery Blood goes to (organ/region) Blood comes from (organ/region) Vein Aorta Systemic circuit Systemic circuit Vena cava Supeior & Inferior Coronary Right & Left myocardium of heart aortic arch Coronary Right & Left Brachiocephalic head‚ neck‚ & right arm aortic arch Brachiocephalic Subclavian Right & Left head‚ neck‚ & upper limbs R: brachiocephalic trunk / aortic arch; L: aortic arch Subclavian Right
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Theoretical and Applied Economics Volume XVIII (2011)‚ No. 2(555)‚ pp. 75-88 Portfolio Risk Analysis using ARCH and GARCH Models in the Context of the Global Financial Crisis* Oana Mădălina PREDESCU Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies predescu_oana85@yahoo.com Stelian STANCU Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies stelian_stancu@yahoo.com Abstract. This paper examines both the benefits of choosing an internationally diversified portfolio and the evolution of the portfolio risk in the context
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The Roman Forum‚ located between the Capitoline and Palatine hills‚ was the “chief marketplace of Rome‚ and‚ during the Empire‚ the main seat of government containing the greatest of the city’s basilicas” (2). This grand forum symbolized the power and success of Rome throughout the kingdom‚ republic‚ and the empire. Initially‚ the land upon which the Forum was built was a swampy valley of little to no use to the kingdom. However‚ during the reign of the Tarquin kings‚ the Cloaca Maxima‚ the sewer
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