Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Byzantine Empire...the "New Rome"
Ok, something easy for this blog assignment! I want you to watch the two video clips on The Byzantine Empire...this is the first two parts in a four part series (if you are interested..please check out the 3rd and 4th part on youtube!)...
After you watch the clips, I want you to write a two paragraph minimum summary of what you learned from the videos. Be descriptive and be original...try to post something that no one else has mentioned! After you have posted your response, I want you to read other students posts and make a comment on at least one!
Please have this completed by Thursday morning (BEFORE CLASS!!)
Good Luck!
Mrs. Russell :)
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The information gathered from these videos combined with prior knowledge and research can be summarized by the influences and drastic changes that took place in this revolutionary civilization.
ReplyDeleteThroughout its existence the Byzantine Empire was subject to important changes in its boundaries. The core of the empire consisted of the Balkan Peninsula (i.e., Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Greece proper, the Greek isles, and Illyria) and of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). The empire combined Roman political tradition, Hellenic culture, and Christian beliefs. Greek was the prevalent language, but Latin long continued in official use.
Throughout its existence the Byzantine Empire was subject to important changes in its boundaries. The core of the empire consisted of the Balkan Peninsula (i.e., Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Greece proper, the Greek isles, and Illyria) and of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). The empire combined Roman political tradition, Hellenic culture, and Christian beliefs. Greek was the prevalent language, but Latin long continued in official use.
Throughout its existence the Byzantine Empire was subject to important changes in its boundaries. The core of the empire consisted of the Balkan Peninsula (i.e., Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Greece proper, the Greek isles, and Illyria) and of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). The empire combined Roman political tradition, Hellenic culture, and Christian beliefs. Greek was the prevalent language, but Latin long continued in official use.
The most brilliant of medieval civilizations was the Eastern Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was divided in AD 395 into two parts. The Western half, ruled from Rome, fell to the tribal Germanic peoples in the 5th century. The Eastern half, known as the Byzantine Empire, lasted for more than 1,000 years. Until the mid-11th century, when it began to decline in power, the Byzantine Empire was one of the leading civilizations in the world.
Constantinople was located on the European shore of the Bosporus, midway between the Aegean and Black seas, in what is now the country of Turkey. The city brought together people from the lands of Europe and Asia. In 1453, when the Ottoman Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople became the capital of the new Ottoman Empire.
The city of Byzantium grew from an ancient Greek colony founded on the European side of the Bosporus. It was essentially supposed to be a "New Rome" for the upcoming centuries. In a sense, it did accomplish this. Architecturally it revolutionized the eastern world, just as the Romans had.
Byzantine Architecture is one of three major forces in the architectural world during the Middle Ages of Europe. Chronologically, the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD. This date marks the beginning of the Middle Ages. However, before its fall, the empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. In 476, the "Western Roman Empire" fell, while the Eastern Roman Empire, whose capital became Constantinople, preserved Roman culture (and architecture) and became the Byzantine Empire. This civilization wasn't one of the first to concentrate architecture and art on religion, but certainly the one that has the most influence on western society today.
Overall the Byzantine empire is viewed through the lens of religion. Almost all art, philosophy, architecture, conflicts, and accomplishments were entirely religion based.
Oh and they looked goofy. Silly Byzantines.
Posted by Anton Bartusov
Yup.
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ReplyDeleteThe architecture of the Byzantine Empire was based on the great legacy of Roman formal and technical achievements. Constantinople had been purposely founded as the Christian counterpart and successor to the leadership of the old pagan city of Rome. The new capital was in close contact with the Hellenized East, and the contribution of Eastern culture, though sometimes overstressed, was an important element in the development of its architectural style. The 5th-century basilica of St. John of the Studion, the oldest surviving church in Constantinople, is an early example of Byzantine reliance upon traditional Roman models.
ReplyDeleteThe most imposing achievement of Byzantine architecture is the Church of Holy Wisdom or Hagia Sophia. It was constructed in a short span of five years (532–37) during the reign of Justinian. Hagia Sophia is without a clear antecedent in the architecture of late antiquity, yet it must be accounted as culminating several centuries of experimentation toward the realization of a unified space of monumental dimensions. Throughout the history of Byzantine religious architecture, the centrally planned structure continued in favor. Such structures, which may show considerable variation in plan, have in common the predominance of a central domed space, flanked and partly sustained by smaller domes and half-domes spanning peripheral spaces.
Although many of the important buildings of Constantinople have been destroyed, impressive examples are still extant throughout the provinces and on the outer fringes of the empire, notably in Bulgaria, Russia, Armenia, and Sicily. A great Byzantine architectural achievement is the octagonal church of San Vitale in Ravenna.
Secular architecture in the Byzantine Empire has left fewer traces. Foremost among these are the ruins of the 5th-century walls of the city of Constantinople, consisting of an outer and an inner wall, each originally studded with 96 towers. Some of these can still be seen.
Anton has made me feel very bad about myself
ReplyDeletei like how the byzantines figured out how to make arches
ReplyDeletethe Byzantine Empire, and its capital of Constantinople, held a strategic geographical significance. Constantinople is located right between the Black Sea and the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. As a result most trade between Asia, Europe and North Africa had to pass through the Byzantine Empire. Due to this strategic location, the Byzantine became a very wealthy empire for a time.
ReplyDeleteits odd how the byzantine empire was this like great big empire and i find it odd how they couldn't come back after the Persians attacked them because they should of had like some giant big magically insane army. i mean they were a big city where diferent countries came together to meet for trade so why wouldn't the Persian's atleast try to keep it somewhat still there because they would need that or they could have used it to make money or control trade or something.
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