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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine empire was the eastern portion of the ancient Roman empire, where Greek-speaking inhabitants lived.
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Was Constantinople a city captured by Turks?
Yes, yes it was. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople. (I highly doubt it will ever go back. Constantinople got the works, and it was no one's business but the Turks.)
On May 29th, 1453, Byzantium (Greek)- which was then Constantinople (Roman), was captured by the Turkish Sultan Mahmud II. then it became Constantinople.
What did people of the byzantine empire call themselves?
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
The Byzantines or the eastern citizens of the Roman empire considered themselves Roman.
When did Islam control constantinople?
The Latin Empire of Constantinople ruled from 1204 to 1261, when Michael VIII Palaiologos managed to reclaim the city from the Italians.
What armies attacked the byzantine empire?
Goths, Huns, Sassanid Persia, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Avars, Slavs, Muslim Caliphate, Bulgaria, Rus', Normans, Crusader states, Seljuks, Anatolian beyliks, Ottomans and others
How did religion play a role in the Byzantine Empire?
Religion was a major contributor to the Byzantine Empire Because it shaped the culture and the military. but on the the hand it also divided the nation because there were Christian's, Jews and Muslims a ticking time bomb I'd say.
What is proof of the influence the byzantine empire had on the countries of Europe?
In the greatest way, it was when the ottoman empire finally conquered Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantines) all the men of science, art, and learning fled to the west (primarily Italy) along with many refugees. With their learning they sparked the Renaissance establishing European cultures as the most advanced and powerful for centuries to come. In addition Rome (Byzantines as the were in fact Rome) shielded the greater part of Europe from mongol and ottoman invasion for centuries allowing Western culture to form with out being smothered by barbarians or religious zealots with huge armies. They probably did help in many more ways than these, but these are probably most important
Political and cultural differences, as well as doctrinal issues was the cause of the split between the eastern and western halves of the Christian Church. One of the issues was the source of the Holy Spirit. They also disagreed on whether leavened or unleavened bread should be used during Holy Communion.
When did the Byzantine empire change its name?
The Byzantine Empire never officially changed its name; it was known to its inhabitants as the Roman Empire (Romania) throughout its existence. The term "Byzantine Empire" was coined by modern historians to describe the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. The empire lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
How was the byzantine and the western Roman empire?
Roman Catholic Church ( west )
The west was extremely religious. They were catholic. Since they were poor and weak because of the split between the east and west, Church was a part of everyday life. All they did was go to church.
Orthodox Christian Church ( east )
The east ( Byzantine empire ) was also pretty religious but not as much because they were very rich and powerful. They didn't count on religion as much as the west. They were christian. East and west were pretty much the same religion.
East - Christian
West - Catholic
Why was caesaropapism important in the administrion of the byzantine empire?
Byzantine emperors had authority over the (orthodox) Church. The emperor presided over Ecumenical Councils and appointed Patriarchs and sometimes issued ecclesiastic edicts without consulting the church. This happened between the 4th and 10th centuries.
What best describes Byzantine icon paintings?
Byzantine art icons expressed the new visual language of the church. The artists used gold backgrounds to show the wealth of the bishops. This statement glorified the wealth of the church and many Byzantine churches were famous for the wealth of their art.
How big is the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantine empire was the Roman Empire minus the western part of this empire (Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Holland south of the river Rhine, Germany west of the River Rhine, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Malta, England and Wales, and north-western Africa)
Byzantine Empire is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The Romans did not use this term, they called it Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania).
The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by the emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west.
What type of church was most popular in the Byzantine Empire?
What type of church was most commonly constructed in the Byzantine Empire
What former Roman city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. Its Capital was Constantinople.
Byzantine Empire is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The so-called "Byzantines" did not use this term. They called their empire the Empire of the Romans or Romania or Rhomais in Latin or Basileia Rhōmaiōn or Rhomania in Greek. Romania was a short form for Roman Empire which was in use in the later days of this empire. It was not related to the country which was later called Romania. All the peoples who lived the Roman Empire saw themselves as Romans. They had been granted Roman citizenship by the emperor Caracalla in 215. They did not even use the term eastern Romans, which is often used by historians. Western and eastern Roman Empire are also terms which have been coined by historians. The Romans and the peoples in the Roman Empire only used the term Empire of the Romans.
The term Byzantine was chosen by a German historian in the 16th century as a derivation from Byzantium, a Greek city which had evolved into a Roman city under Roman rule and which was then redeveloped, turned into an imperial capital and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine) by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, this part of the empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the western part. Both the terms Byzantine and Byzantine Empire became common in Western Europe in the 19th century.
What threats did the Byzantine empire face?
The greatest danger to the Byzantine Empire was Liliana Beyleri, the famous giant beautiful monster that destroyed most of the buildings there.
Which aspect of the Roman Empire continued into the Byzantine Empire?
One aspect of the "old Roman Empire" that was carried on to the new eastern Roman empire, which became the Byzantine Empire was the standard of written laws. This was an important feature of the old Roman republic and later when the republic was a shell of its former self. Generally referred to as the Roman Empire, there were still written laws.
The governing office of Emperor also was carried on.
The byzantine empire was ruled by?
Territorially the East Roman, or Byzantine, Empire was at its height at the end of the reign of the Emperor Justinian I (527 - 565 A.D.).
Called "The Great", Justinian presided over an aggressive foreign policy; the chief goal of which was to restore to Imperial rule the lost territories of the Western Roman Empire. Largely due to the extraordinary talents of his two principal generals, Belisarius and Narsus, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, southern Spain were recovered.
However, Justinian's policies left the empire overstretched and bankrupt. After his death, most of Italy was lost to the Lombards; who took advantage of the Byzantines lack of support amongst the Italian population.
Militarily, the Byzantine Empire was at its height in the first decades of the 11th century A.D., during the reign of the emperor Basil II ("The Bulgar Slayer"). His reign was the culmination of 150 years of active and largely successful campaigning by the soldier-emperors of the Macedonian Dynasty; which included Basil I, Nikephoros Phocus, and John Tzimiskes.
The Macedonians left the Byzantine Empire with secure borders along the Danube in the north; Armenia in the east; and the Euphrates River in the south.
What is the religious significance of Constantinople the city founded by the emperor constatntine?
It became the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Constantinople became the seat of Patriarch of Constantinople one of the four patriarchs of Orthodox Christianity (the others were the patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem). From the reign of Justinian the Great onward, the emperor , whose seat was Constantinople, were the supreme head of the Orthodox Church.
When did Christianity spread in the byzantine empire?
They attracted visitors to Constantinople merchant came to trade the byzantine people liked to show off their wealth and they impressed their visitors by ceremonies, glittering jewels and some rich clothes. The visitors brought all the products home with them to show others.
How is the byzantine empire and the roman empire related?
The First Crusades
Beginning in the year 1095 there were eight major Crusades coupled with various smaller fights in between the larger Crusades. The era of the Crusades began in 1095 and lasted nearly 200 years, with multiple mass movements of armies from the monarchies of Europe into the "Holy Lands" of the Middle East. The bulk of these fights, and their main objective, involved taking Jerusalem, the holy city in the Middle East which holds importance to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions. The idea of a "Crusade", or a holy conquest, revolved around this idea of capturing Jerusalem, and when this was no longer the focus of the western attacks the era of the Crusades came to a close in 1291.
The Crusades was revered in Europe as a holy attempt to "liberate" Jerusalem in the Holy Land. Middle Age Romantic poetry and story-telling reflected this focus, portraying the crusaders as defenders of their faith and protectors of all Christians. This focus of "defenders" was largely seen only in history, but in the last few hundred years the Crusades were seen more as an imperialistic move by the Europeans, which allowed then-contemporary European states (such as in the 20th century) to justify their imperial movements into Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The expansion of nationalism in Europe was reflective of and extremely influenced by the Crusades that began in 1095, with an almost pan-European movement (though conflict in the 19th and 20th century in Europe continued) that transformed itself into imperialism.
Crusaders and Jihad
The idea of crusaders was not unique to the Christian believes in Europe. To the contrary, the idea of the "defenders" of a certain faith is almost transcendental of both countries and time periods and can be seen in religious warfare throughout history. The Christian nations of Europe had the idea of crusaders, and the equivalent in their enemies came in the form of the term "jihad," or an expansion of Islam both aggressively and non-aggressively against non-believers. The idea of "jihad" in Islam is not always clear-cut, and the similarities between Islam and Christianity blur the lines of "non-believers" for both Crusaders and those who carry out the Islamic jihad. The largest empire in Europe up until that point, the Roman Empire, now survived by the Byzantine Empire, had identified with a "just war," tying religious warfare to references from the Old Testament.
Western Europe, after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic people of the Middle East all had their roots in the Roman Empire. After Rome fell, its empire was split into two empires, creating Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire. In the Middle East, the Islamic civilization was much more successful than those of Europe, who were still recovering from the breakdown of the greatest empire Europe had seen. Despite its power, the Islamic world was in the midst of internal struggle that stemmed from who was the rightful heir to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam (a conflict that continues today in the tumultuous Middle East).
The Impact of the Roman Empire
At its height, the Roman Empire included much of the modern-day Middle East, which had many influences on it. Emperor Constantine had stated that the state religion of Rome was Christianity, which was a bold and important statement. Once Christianity became the state religion, there was no longer a difference between the secular power and the religious authority in Rome. After Rome's fall, Muslims in the Middle East continued this trend, and the teachings of Islam became ingrained in the secular authority in the Islamic world. The division of Muslims over the rightful heir to Islam was important for the Christian in the early Crusades, as the inability for the Islamic people to unite under one power prevented it front successfully repelling the Europeans.
The Western Roman Empire dissolved into a number of different entities, and this left Byzantium, or the Eastern Roman Empire, as the sole successor of the old Roman Empire. The capital of Byzantium was Constantinople, and in this one city the head of the Orthodox Christian faith as well as the emperor both lived, creating a close tie between the secular and religious leaders as in Rome. Byzantium largely recovered from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and was the most powerful state in Europe until it was defeated by Islamic forces in 1071. From here, Emperor Alexius I requested help from Western Europe to repel the Turkish invaders. From here the era of the Crusades began, pitting the attempt to get back Byzantium lands as well as "liberate" Jerusalem.
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe
Western Europe was by far the weakest civilization between Byzantium and the Islamic world. Rome, the home of the Pope, continued to be the religious center of Europe, as it had been when the Roman Empire was still in existence. The biggest difference between Roman Empire-era Rome and the sovereign European-era Rome was just that: the monarchs in Europe were now sovereign, separating the secular and religious world in Europe. Despite this, the states of Europe pledged allegiance to the pope, those not forcibly compelled by Rome itself but instead by religious means. Rome, as it had during the Roman Empire, now became a unifying force for all of Europe, as it began its Crusade against the Islamic world, an era that would have long-lasting effects on all three civilizations that continue today.
What are five similarities of the islamic and roman empires
