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Makoto Emura 3/22/2015 The Destructive Effects of Iconoclasm during the Byzantine Empire In the 4th century, the Roman Empire underwent major changes, becoming the Byzantine Empire. The Roman religion was replaced by Christianity, specifically the Eastern Orthodox Church, as the new state religion. Artists helped to spread this new religion by building churches and producing manuscripts. The artists imagined what religious figures looked like to portray them in art. But the Church criticized the

The Hagia Sophia was very important to the society of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul. It was rebuilt twice after the original was destroyed. This first church was a wooden-roofed basilica with a nave flanked by two or four aisles, each carrying a gallery store. It was preceded by an atrium. The one the world knows now was the third construction and was completed in 537. It was first dedicated in 360 by Emperor Constantius, son of the city's founder, Emperor Constantine and it served as the

become emperor. However, he had an uncle named Justin who had entered into the Byzantine military. Justin was considered a peasant, but had worked up through the ranks, becoming an imperial guard. Justin adopted Justinian, after he brought him to Constantinople, and ensured that he became the first person in their family to be educated. In 527, Justin died and Justinian formally became the leader of a great empire. He named his wife Theodora his empress. She was 15 years younger than him and his opposite

Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, this ended Empire. Major crisis that caused the fall of Roman Empire was the invasion of Barbarian, another being the concerns of religion. In the eastern region many religions such as the Nestorianism and Monophysitism

In 324, the Byzantine empire is created in Constantinople from the ashes of the fallen Roman empire. Around 200 years later, Emperor Justinian would take the throne in 527 and became one of the most influential rulers. Justinian’s goal was clear, restoration of the glory of the old Roman empire. However his goals never came to fruition as he would end up creating a new Byzantine empire. Although Justinian‘s Byzantine was reminiscent of the old Roman Empire in both architecture and territories,

How Religion Impacted the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliphates Religions heavily influenced the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliphates in both similar and different ways. Education, internal division, and architecture changed when the realms became theocracies. Both highly valued education, until religious practices took precedence over higher learning, they built chapels and mosques with astounding architecture, and they suffered a religious split, neither of which ever healed

Success of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian What defines success? Some may say an empire needs a strong army and defence to be the most successful. Some say that great coded laws and reforms make for the most successful empire. Some may say that a great government defines success. But the Byzantine Empire under Justinian Rule showed us that in order to achieve the most success, all of these factors were needed. The Byzantine Empire under Justinian was successful for a long period of time because

Theodora is from Procopius’s works, Secret History. Procopius was a secretary and Justinian’s most trusted general. In his book, he said that, in Theodora’s early years, she was brought up as the daughter of a bear trainer who worked a circus, in Constantinople. She worked there as a mime, and later as a full time actress and was rumored to be a prostitute because of her family’s lack of money. In 522 AD, she gave up her former lifestyle and settled down as a

Byzantine Mosaics and San Marco Basilica Intro Mosaics have been present in Italy dating back to the Romans. They were originally used in palaces, temples, and other monumental structures as a way of decoration and paving of surfaces such as walls, ceilings, and floors, however they can also serve as pictorial art. Mosaics are pictures formed by marble, stones, and vitric tesserae of various colors, placed on a layer of stucco, putty or other durable building material. Then the surfaced is finished

Byzantine Empire, which lasted from 330 A.D. to the mid 1400s, is an excellent example of a golden age. The Byzantine Empire became wealthy by being an economic center of the world, connecting Asia and Europe. Under Emperor Justinian, the capital of Constantinople became a center of wealth, which helped usher in a golden age. The Byzantine Empire was a golden age because it had many architectural achievements as well as political achievements that have had lasting impacts on today’s societies. As the Roman