Constantinople

build it and decorate it with gold and marbles. Moreover, the cost of building Hagia Sophia was very expensive; it may have cost about three billion dollars in today’s money. On 29 May 1453, The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmet II, conquered Constantinople

Throughout most of history men have been credited with almost all of humanities major accomplishments. The world of ancient Rome was no exception. Great emperors, philosophers, and religious figures all came from this great empire. But as with everything there was an exception, in the case of the early Byzantine Empire it was Theodora. This summer I read Theodora Empress of Byzantium by Paolo Cesaretti, a book chronicling Theodora’s life and accomplishments.Theodora was born into that lowest rank

Born to a bear-keeper of Hippodrome in Constantinople and a miserable early life didn’t prevent Theodora from becoming Justinian’s wife and one of the most powerful empresses in Byzantine history. Theodora was born in the 5th century AD and married Justinian. She was known as empress of Byzantium and was one of the most influential and powerful woman in Byzantine history due to her success of ruling the empire, stunning beauty and quick wits. “The Constantinople of the opening decades of the sixth

I decided to compare the Pantheon and Hagia Sophia. The Pantheon is in Rome, Italy and the Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkey previously Constantinople. I chose these structures because the construction of domes fascinates me. How the domes were constructed is explained in the text, yet the concept still baffles me how people were actually able to build domes with the technology present then and that the domes did not collapse on themselves. The primary similarity between the two works

The definition of Byzantine is “of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium”. (cite def.) The Byzantine Empire was an Empire located in Constantinople, Rome. This Empire had a heavy influence on politics, economics and religious issues. The Byzantine Empire had many strengths and weaknesses. Some strengths were political, military and economic strengths. The strengths benefited the empire in many ways. One way the Byzantine Empire was benefited by their strengths was

against Justinian’s rule that took place in Constantinople over the span of a week. This resulted in the death of thirty-thousand people. But despite the early animosity towards Justinian’s reign it is clear that Justinian brought prosperity to the Byzantine Empire during and after his rule. Justinian I influenced art specifically

spreading throughout north of Africa and the bulk of the Middle East. In addition, during the 7th century the Arab Muslims had built a fleet that challenged the Byzantine naval supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean while repeatingly attacking Constantinople. The Arabs quickly swallowed the empire’s remaining provinces along the eastern seaboard of the Mediterranean. This attack influenced the Byzantine empire’s pattern of life with Arab cultural and commercial influence. From attacks to religion

areas of Europe and Asia Minor, located on a narrow water passage that would stretch from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. According to an article I found dedicated to the Military of The Byzantines, it stated that this new capitol known as Constantinople would become one of the most tremendous cities but would also become home to one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, The Byzantine Empire (“Military of the Byzantines”, 2015). As the Byzantine Empire began its expansion,

reviving, however, as more organised and centralised states began to form in the later Middle Ages after the Renaissance of the 12th century. Ottoman power continued to grow, and in 1453, the Byzantine Empire was extinguished with the Conquest of Constantinople. Ottomans gained control of much of the sea in the

to remain unharmed by Islamic efforts to destroy religious images is Archangel Michael, an ivory diptych from the early sixth century. The artist of this sculpture is unknown; however it is presumed that it was created in the court workshop in Constantinople. Artists were usually servants to the court and created many pieces of art including byzantine crosses, and illuminative manuscripts. The diptych consists of two carved panels, usually made of wood or ivory, that are hinged together in efforts