Constantinople of the Ottoman Empire Constantinople was named after its founder: The Roman Emperor Constantine‚ and was also called “the Second Rome” (Haberman‚ 5). Up until 1453‚ Constantinople was in control of the Byzantine Empire which was founded shortly after Constantine founded the city. Constantinople is a city that was placed on the Bosporus‚ which divides Europe and Asia‚ and grants entry into the Black Sea from the Mediterranean (Haberman‚ 5). This allowed Constantinople to flourish
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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 Empire any
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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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Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect of Byzantines are very
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the Byzantine Empire (1453 A.D.)- The Byzantine Empire‚ for centuries‚ had been in a state of free-falling decline since the end of the Fourth Crusade. While the empire was eventually able to revive itself after the devastating loss that the Fourth Crusade put Byzantium in 1261 A.D. with the rise of the Palaiologoi Dynasty‚ the empire had already endured far too much destruction to be saved from the crippling effects of war. In 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ which had taken much of the Byzantine territories
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In the fourteenth century‚ in modern-day Turkey‚ there was an empire called the Ottoman Empire. They were a small army in the beginning of their journey. They wanted to rid of the very strong empire known as the Byzantine Empire. The first leader that the Ottomans had was Osman. He was the creator and founder of the Ottomans. In the beginning of their war‚ they were stronger than most any other armies because they had a powerful short bow that other armies did not have. In the 1300’s they had captured
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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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was built up by large empires characterized by constant patterns of change‚ trade‚ and considerable changes in technologies. In 1492 CE these civilizations got global‚ meaning that the interactions among these different societies stopped being regional. Two empires who were very important during the Postclassical Period were the Byzantine Empire and China. Geographically these civilizations were far apart‚ but as they developed‚ they became two of the most influential empires of the time. Also‚ as
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Byzantine Empire Under Justinian One of the greatest emperors of all time was Justinian. During his reign he accomplished many important things for the Byzantine Empire. He created many new cities‚ founded important laws called the Justinian Code‚ and built fortifications‚ buildings‚ and the Hagia Sophia. He also tried to reestablish the classical Roman Empire by sending his troops throughout the Western Mediterranean. Without Justinian ruling over the Byzantine Empire‚ it wouldn’t be as magnificent
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After Basil II died‚ “it was followed by a period of decline during which in its foreign policy Byzantium lived on the prestige won in the previous age and at home gave free play to all the forces making for disintegration.” According to Ostrogorsky‚ the “breathing space was not spent in conservation and consolidation‚” but it was a nice break time‚ although the empire had some “heroic achievements” and had a peace time. According to Ostrogorsky‚ “the ineffective successors of Basil II were not
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