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Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Rise And Fall Of Constantinople: The History Of The Byzantine Capital's Establishment And DemiseISBN13:9781729504130ISBN10:1729504132Author:Charles River Editors (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - *Includes Pictures *Includes Ancient Accounts *Includes Online Resources And A Bibliography For Further Reading It Would Be Hard If Not Outright Impossible To Overstate The Impact Roman Emperor Constantine I Had On The History Of Christianity, Ancient Rome, And Europe As A Whole Constantine Remains An Influential And Controversial Figure To This Day He Achieved Enduring Fame By Being The First Roman Emperor To Personally Convert To Christianity, And For His Notorious Edict Of Milan, The Imperial Decree Which Legalized The Worship Of Christ And Promoted Religious Freedom Throughout The Empire More Than 1500 Years After Constantine's Death, Abdu'l-Bah , The Head Of The Bah ' Faith, Wrote, His Blessed Name Shines Out Across The Dawn Of History Like The Morning Star, And His Rank And Fame Among The World's Noblest And Most Highly Civilized Is Still On The Tongues Of Christians Of All Denominations However, It Can Be Argued That Despite His Military Successes - The Most Notable Of Which Occurred Fighting For Supremacy Against Other Romans - Constantine May Well Have Set The Stage For The Ultimate Collapse Of The Roman Empire As It Had Existed Up Until That Point It Was Constantine Who First Decided That Rome, Exposed And Vulnerable Near The Gathering Masses Of Barbarians Moving Into Germania And Gaul, Was A Strategically Unsafe Base For The Empire, And Thus Expanded The City Of New Rome On The Dardanelles Straits, Creating What Eventually Became Constantinople By Moving The Political, Administrative And Military Capital Of The Empire From Rome To The East, As Well As The Imperial Court With All Its Attendant Followers, Constantine Laid The Groundwork For The Eventual Schism Which Saw The Two Parts Of The Roman Empire Become Two Entirely Separate Entities, Go Their Own Way, And Eventually Collapse Piecemeal Under Repeated Waves Of Invasion In Terms Of Geopolitics, Perhaps The Most Seminal Event Of The Middle Ages Was The Successful Ottoman Siege Of Constantinople In 1453 The City Had Been An Imperial Capital As Far Back As The 4Th Century, When Constantine The Great Shifted The Power Center Of The Roman Empire There, Effectively Establishing Two Almost Equally Powerful Halves Of Antiquity's Greatest Empire Constantinople Would Continue To Serve As The Capital Of The Byzantine Empire Even After The Western Half Of The Roman Empire Collapsed In The Late 5Th Century Naturally, The Ottoman Empire Would Also Use Constantinople As The Capital Of Its Empire After Their Conquest Effectively Ended The Byzantine Empire, And Thanks To Its Strategic Location, It Has Been A Trading Center For Years And Remains One Today Under The Turkish Name Of Istanbul The End Of The Byzantine Empire Had A Profound Effect Not Only On The Middle East But Europe As Well Constantinople Had Played A Crucial Part In The Crusades, And The Fall Of The Byzantines Meant That The Ottomans Now Shared A Border With Europe The Islamic Empire Was Viewed As A Threat By The Predominantly Christian Continent To Their West, And It Took Little Time For Different European Nations To Start Clashing With The Powerful Turks In Fact, The Ottomans Would Clash With Russians, Austrians, Venetians, Polish, And More Before Collapsing As A Result Of World War I, When They Were Part Of The Central Powers The Ottoman Conquest Of Constantinople Also Played A Decisive Role In Fostering The Renaissance In Western Europe The Byzantine Empire's Influence Had Helped Ensure That It Was The Custodian Of Various Ancient Texts, Most Notably From The Ancient Greeks, And When Constantinople Fell, Byzantine Refugees Flocked West To Seek Refuge In Europe Those Refugees Brought Books That Helped Spark An Interest In Antiquity That Fueled The Italian Renaissance And Essentially Put An End To The Middle Ages Altogether Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2018-10-18Weight:0.3 lbsDimensions:0.19'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:94Language:English

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Book Title: Rise and Fall of Constantinople: the History of the Byzantine Capital's Establishment and Demise

Number of Pages: 94 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: Ancient / Rome

Publication Year: 2018

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Genre: History

Item Weight: 6.9 Oz

Author: Charles River Charles River Editors

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