How was the Byzantine Empire different from the Roman Empire? What effect did Theodora have on the Byzantine Empire? How did Justinian help to strengthen the Byzantine Empire? How did Byzantine art spread? Who ended iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire?
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The Plague of Justinian arrived in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 541 CE. It was carried over the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt, where plague-ridden fleas hitched a ride on black rats that snacked on grain. The plague decimated Constantinople and spread like wildfire acro...
22. First Chera Empire (India) This was a dynasty that lasted from 300 BC to 200 AD. Its capital was Vanchi Muthur. The first Chera ruler was Perumchottu Utiyan Cheralatan. Around 200 AD, the empire ended with invasions by the Kalabhras. 23. Early Chola Empire (India) The early Ch...
How did the Aztec Empire expand?Aztec Expansion:In 1325, a group of about 10,000 people known as the Aztecs emerged around a valley in central Mexico. They ended up expanding and building a strong empire in Mesoamerica.Answer and Explanation: ...
On 26 August 1071, Romanus IV, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (reigned 1068–1071), faced Sultan Alp Arslan of the Seljuk Turks (reigned 1059–1072) in the Battle of Manzikert. The battle ended in humiliating defeat and capture for Romanus. As a result, the Empire temporarily lost cont...
Continuity And Changes In The Ottoman Empire Essay The Ottoman had several scenes of decline and each one had marked their history and are linked with it so I will explain each one. The armistice of 1918 ended the fighting between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies but didn´t bring stabili...
“...the crusaders and Venetians stormed Constantinople, sacked the city, destroying its magnificent library, and grabbed thousands of relics that were later sold in Europe. From destruction, the Byzantine Empire as a political unit never recovered.”_In a different part of document 4, it also...
The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire was forced to withdraw extensively in the Levant, to consolidate its manpower into defensible nodes (conversion to the Thematic System). This action ultimately led to the vacuum created behind thin frontier defenses which was exploited 90 years later by ...
Why was Alexander III of Macedon called 'Great'? The answer seems relatively straightforward: from an early age he was an achiever, he conquered territories on a superhuman scale, he established an empire until his times unrivalled, and he died young, at the height of his power. Thus, at ...