rich tradition of art‚ literature‚ and theology. The survival of the Byzantine Empire could be credited to its geographic advantages. Its capital‚ Constantinople (named after Emperor Constantine)‚ was located on a strait between Asia and Europe which gave it control over the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and access to the rich agricultural resources of both areas.(217) Under the rule of Justinian I‚ the Byzantine Empire flourished. He introduced the silk industry to the West which
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It’s a shame that “Byzantine‚” when not used in reference to the Eastern Roman Empire‚ tends to have a negative connotation. Not only did the Byzantine Empire last for over a thousand years‚ it reached out so far that countries from Libya to Bulgaria and Slovenia to Egypt can claim a legacy from it‚ keeping the fallen West safe from invading barbarians until the time of its own spectacular decline. When you realize that‚ it is especially shameful that the West no longer considered the Eastern Roman
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In 1453 the great city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire‚ marking the end of the Byzantine Rule. During the Ottoman Rule‚ the Orthodox Church took the responsibility of governing the people of Orthodox faith. Greece was under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople‚ who was under the rule of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that their involvement in the Greek community helped preserve the Greek culture but their corruption and abuse of power caused more harm than good.
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Theodora” began to influence on governing the states. “The traditional family structure seems to have modified in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries‚” although family was very important for the Empire. The change in nuclear family in the Byzantine Empire may have affected on the Empire’s decline‚ too‚ because “reflecting this loosing of traditional internal family structures was the again-increased prominence of women.” This kind of issues on traditional family may have made imperial women
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before the renaissance‚ the most usual form of art was a style was one which closely resembled Byzantine Christian artwork. Through research‚ I found a definition for this style of artwork. A website called Britannica described Byzantine Christian art in way that was easy for me to understand‚ it was defined as “Based on the dynamic of lines and flat areas of color rather than form‚” (Britannica‚ Byzantine Christian par.5). This style of work is the very basis of comparison of Cimabue’s work and the
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Annotation 9: 1200 C.E. Social Structure of the Byzantine Empire (Theme 5) The Byzantine Empire consisted of three different classes. The upper class included aristocrats‚ government officials‚ senior military officers‚ and large landowners. The middle class included merchants and owners of medium-sized landed properties. The lower class included people working under those of the upper class and the clergy. It was possible to move up the ladder to a different class through military service or
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The increase in mosaics in churches in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Era was largely due to the influence of the Roman Emperor Constantine (ruled from 306 to 337 AD). During his rule as emperor‚ Christianity became the major religion and there was a push for more buildings to house the followers of Christ. Along with the new buildings there was a need to decorate these places of worship accordingly and express the religion in a grandiose sort of way. Mosaics were generally the inexpensive and
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influenced this change. The Byzantines have had a huge role in this influence. The impact that the Byzantines had has lasted till today. It all started with the Emperor Constantine. Constantine rebuilt the city known as Byzantine and soon changed its name to Constantinople. Constantinople was then made the capital of the Empire. So many of the little changes that the Byzantines made‚ have made a huge difference and are taken for granted. The question is‚ should the Byzantine Empire be studied? Currently
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The Byzantine Empire’s government was a dynastic monarchy‚ although occasionally an usurper would seize the throne. They called their ruler the basileus (a Greek word meaning emperor). Christianity was the official religion. Religion was closely tied to the government‚ as the basileus was often believed to be god’s representative on Earth and religious leaders had a lot of power. The emperor was in fact crowned by the Patriarch of the church. The Byzantine Empire was divided into sections called
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After the Western Empire fell’ in 476 CE‚ a new empire rose in its place. The new empire‚ the Byzantine Empire‚ was based on the cultures and traditions of the Western Empire‚ but also contained many distinctive features. The two empires were very similar since they existed in the same area and carried some of the same cultral roots. But the Byzantie Empire came into existence after the Roman Empire divided into two sections and the Western Roman Empire collapsed. One reason for the decline of the
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