were the Papacy in Rome‚ and the Medici family in Florence. While both employed the best artists‚ sometimes even the same artists to create their magnificent works‚ their values within each piece differed to appeal to the values each group and cultural center held. Probably the most powerful patrons of the time were the Popes in the Vatican within Rome. The papacy had a long tradition of commissioning grand works to reestablish Rome in the 15th and 16th century as a strong cultural center‚ and to
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The ruling Papacy in Rome during the 17th century was predominately concerned with spiritual its rule and an assertion of its authority‚ the approach of which had recently undergone a change in response to Protestantism and the Counter Reformation. The work on art and architecture at St Peters reflected the change in approaches towards religious representation‚ as it became more extravagant and acted as a physical embodiment of the church. The Papacy had often used visual representation as a form
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Writing Assignment 5 Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Carthage and Rome rose to prominence in the Mediterranean in the third Century BCE‚ as the Carthaginians broke away from the Phoenicians and developed a formidable sea and trading power in what is now modern day Tunisia. As the two powers grew‚ it was inevitable that conflict would emerge as they battled for supremacy of the central
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The Rise of the Papacy Barry Blankenship CHHI 301 - History of the Christian Church I Professor – Dr. Jeffrey S. Mayfield February 20‚ 2012 The Fall of A Great Empire and the Rise of the Papacy Before the fall of the Roman Empire you must stop and look at the power that was held within the millions of miles of land‚ building‚ people‚ cities‚ kings‚ and customs. The Roman Empire was not known for being just another city or empire but it was known for its strength‚ power and victories in
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INTRODUCTION This paper will look into the primary reasons for the rise of the Roman papacy to power‚ and a few of the many things that aided the papacy in getting there. The fall of the Roman Empire is clearly a key factor in the rise of the papacy‚ so a look into the factors that caused the fall of the Roman Empire is essential. Secondly‚ a look into how the church positioned itself‚ to step into the vacuum of power left behind by the fall of the Roman Empire will prove to be needed. Lastly‚ there
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Explain why Martin Luther became disillusioned with the Church of Rome. (Notes) . Why he became a monk and why he stopped: Luther was caught in a storm and was nearly struck down by lightening. He vowed that if he lived through the storm he would become a monk and enter a monastery. He presented himself to the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt fifteen days later. He tried in every way possible to be a good monk and to find peace with God. Unsuccessful however‚ in that pursuit‚ Luther continued to
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Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Introduction: We will discuss how Carthage almost became an equal power to Rome and we will show the strength of both countries and how this led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is noted‚ that Carthage is an African country and was located in the country where the beginning of civilization started. So I would add this is where Rome got it’s culture
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B – Data Centers (1) 1. PUE (Power usage effectiveness)‚ the ratio of total facility energy to IT equipment energy within a data computer‚ which measures how much of the power is actually used by the computing equipment. It is an important place to start when considering how to reduce data center power consumption because it is one of the most effective metrics for measuring data center energy efficiency. PUE is calculated by taking the total power of consumed by a data center facility then
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How and why did Stalin win to be the leader of Russia? Stalin’s manipulative personality Joseph Stalin was known to have a manipulative personality. He was persuasive‚ educated‚ determined however also arrogant (due to his role as General Sectary). Also Lenin is rude as Lenin said in his testament “Stalin is too rude”. After Lenin died during the struggle for power Stalin was reasonably quiet at the beginning. This makes him sly and sneaky because we get the impression he is up to no good.
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History and Development of the Papacy It took centuries to develop the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over the entire Catholic Church‚ an institution also known as "the papacy‚" “In the first few hundred years of the church‚ the term "pope‚" which means “father‚” was used for any important and respected bishop‚ and the bishop of Rome was one of several important bishops in Christendom.” Rome had always been respected for its relationship with Peter and Paul and its position as the church
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