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
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The Role of The Emperor in Meiji Japan Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji‚ the tea ceremony‚ and the sacred objects of nature revered in Shintoism. Two of the most important traditions and symbols in Japan; the Emperor and Confucianism have endured through Shogunates‚ restorations of imperial rule‚ and up to present day. The leaders of the Meiji Restoration used these traditions to gain control over Japan and further their goals
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person’s loyalty to a country may vary depending on the circumstances as seen in both the film Empire of the Sun by Steven Spielberg and the novel When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka. On multiple occasions‚ Jamie‚ the main character in Empire of the Sun‚ displays loyalty to a country that the audience may not expect. In the novel When the Emperor was Divine‚ there are also many instances where an individual displays loyalty to a country the audience may not expect. In both the novel and the film
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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
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skill of their military made them a valuable asset to the axis powers. For centuries the emperor of Japan had been a major figurehead both spiritually and culturally and in the WW2 years he was still very important to most Japanese. Thought to be the descendant of a god and to hold the divine right to rule Japan‚ the emperor had a large amount of followers. The devotion of the Japanese people to their emperor and their country was a dominant theme in WW2 Japan. In order to persuade the military
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Pliny was a governor for Rome who served Emperor Trajan. When Christianity first appeared in his area he was not sure how it should be dealt with. So‚ he wrote a letter to Emperor Trajan reporting what he had done so far and asking for further instructions because he was in doubt. Pliny starts his letter with a series of questions before going into what he has already done. Pliny has already questioned the ones believed to be Christians and ask them whether they were Christians or not. Then‚ those
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Abby 1/8/13 Global Essay Period 7 The Han Emperor Wudi accomplished many things and his life was important to China’s history for many reasons. Wudi did many things to improve China’s civilization itself. He ruled from 141-87 B.C. Wudi was the sixth emperor of the Han Dynasty. He became emperor when he was 16. He was a very fierce ruler. Wudi lived from 156-87 B.C. In that length of time that he was alive‚ Wudi did many things. Wudi had many accomplishments
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1) Japan. The end of XIX century‚ Capt. Nathan Algren(main character)‚ an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country’s first army of the rising sun to contemporary art of warfare. The Emperor is trying to eradicate the ancient Imperial warrior class of samurai‚ in preparation for a more pro-Western government policies supporting foreign trade. Meanwhile‚ as a result of collisions with the samurai‚ Algren finds himself in the center of the confrontation of two worlds
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The matured Emperor Penguin’s appearance contributes to the penguin’s ability to retain heat and the black colourings of the penguin’s head‚ back and wings. Because the majority of the Emperors colouring is black‚ the penguin is able to absorb all of the wavelengths of light‚ while reflecting none. This aspect consequently means that the Emperor is able to efficiently absorb heat and light from the sun and warm its body up relatively fast. Another favourable aspect of the Emperor Penguins development
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How did Napoleon become Emperor ‘I was born when Corsica was perishing‚ 30 000 French men spewed into our shore drowning the throne of liberty in waves of blood’ wrote Napoleon when the French army conquered his home country state of Corsica. Soon after his parents agreed that the impoverished island could give nothing more to their eight children‚ but only one country could‚ the one that Napoleon abhorred‚ France. Carlo‚ Napoleons father‚ accepted the overtaking of Corsica and began studying law
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