ustinian‚ Best of the Byzantine Justinian was raised by his uncle and was very catholic. Justinian became consul of the Byzantine through his uncle. While consul Justinian married Theodora who helped him Justinian on his road to success tremendously (EVANS 2). When Justinian’s uncle died Justinian became the sole emperor to the Byzantine empire. Was Justinian historically important or was he just another useless emperor? Justinian was historically important because he preserved Roman law‚ destroyed
Premium Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Justinian I
IB1 History 28/9/2012 Emperor Tewodros of Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia’s rise to power began in 1845 with a meticulous rule which to his oppositions favor‚ ended in dismal failure and led him to commit suicide in 1858‚ after thirteen years of power. Tewodros was the heir-apparent to emperor Tewodros I‚ his father’s throne‚ but after his father’s death‚ he became the adopted son of his half-brother. He grew to be an accomplished soldier and leader and was then allotted governor of
Premium Ethiopia
Emperors live in royalty. They are lavished with gifts‚ wealth‚ and anything they could ever wish for because they are in charge. Being an emperor is something anyone would choose if they could‚ however the same cannot be said for an emperor tamarin. Emperor tamarins do not live in royalty‚ in fact they hardly live in color. These silly looking monkeys are scientifically known as dichromats‚ better known as colorblind. More specifically‚ they can only see in shades of blue and yellow. People who
Premium Food Endangered species
Alhambra in Granada‚ Spain‚ is distinct among medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning‚ complex decorative programs‚ and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. The Alhambra‚ an abbreviation of the Arabic: Qal’at al-Hamra‚ or red fort‚ was built by the Nasrid Dynasty (1232-1492)- the last Muslims to rule in Spain. The Palacio del Partal (Partal Palace) was built in the early 14th century and is also known as the Portico (Portico Palace) because of the portico formed by a five-arched arcade
Premium
Emperor Justinian and His Attendants Introduction and Identification The image I chose to write about is called Emperor Justinian and His Attendants. A mosaic dating back to 547 CE‚ it is found within the church of San Vitale in Ravenna‚ Italy. The material used in creating the piece is glass‚ known as tessarae‚ set in plaster. (Davies 246) The scene is one of two which flank the altar of the church. The other image is Empress Theodora and Her Attendants.(Davies 254) It is unknown who the artist
Premium Byzantine Empire Justinian I Constantinople
the world is the Crystal Palace located in Hyde Park‚ London. It is a very historical structure designed by an English gardener also an architect named Joseph Paxton. It is said to be an exhibition hall composed of huge glasses and metals which housed the Great Exhibition of 1851. Its design is based on multi-faced urban life and it has a crystal shape which represents challenges and complexities. Crystal palace has 2‚760m² (29‚709ft²) exhibition space at its center in which its nine zones named as
Premium The Crystal Palace The Great Exhibition Hyde Park
“The Emperor Nero possessed a character so insecure and self-obsessed that he was completely unsuited to govern the Roman Empire.” (Baker 187) Nero rose to power through the conniving tactics of his own mother. This festered inside him his entire career‚ and the paranoia it caused eventually drove him crazy. With roots in his distrust of his mother and no true appeal to the throne‚ Nero’s insecurity manifested itself in his lust for attention and disapproval of dissent; this ultimately caused his
Premium Nero Roman Empire Augustus
Alexander I Alexander I of Russia was born December 23‚ 1777 and died December 1‚ 1825. He served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825‚ as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. Soon after his birth on December 23‚ 1777‚ Alexander was taken from his father‚ Paul I of Russia‚ by his grandmother‚ Catherine the Great‚ who greatly disliked Paul and did not want him to have any influence on the education of Alex. Both sides
Premium Catherine II of Russia
Document Analysis Chapter 3 “Emperor Asoka‚ From The Edicts of Asoka” Q1- What reason does Asoka give for his repentance? How does he propose to deal with the forest peoples? King Asoka’s reason for repentance is that he felt bad for other religious followers like Brahamans or Shramanas because they suffer from watching their loved ones being injured‚ slaughtered and deported because these people were obedient to superiors family and so on and they also showed grateful respect to friends‚ slaves
Premium Ashoka the Great Emotion Edicts of Ashoka
considered by others to be of a particular persuasion or we admire or despair of our own qualities we have ingrained perceptions and beliefs about the nature of the self‚ of ourselves. The importance of culture and context in understanding the processes by which people come to describe‚ explain or account for the world and themselves is described as social constructionism. The theory of social constructionism contrasts with theories of psychodynamic perspectives and essentialism that suggest that our representations
Premium Management Learning German language