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- Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...[[Michael Cerularius]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], whose sister married John Macrembolites.
5: ...us had survived and was returning to [[Constantinople]]. John Ducas and the [[Varangian|Varangian Guar...
7: ...o recalled Eudocia and offered to marry her. This plan did not come to pass, and Eudocia died sometime...
13: ...e Empresses: Woman and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204''. Routledge, 1999. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ...1169]]), and [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] ([[1121]]-[[1204]]). Melisende's authority was not passed over for...
11: ...f fiefdoms and other forms of patronage, and in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter...
13: ...ternal grandfather of [[Henry II of England|Henry Plantagent]] (Fulk's son of previous marriage, [[Geo...
25: Melisende's victory was complete. Again she is seen in the historical record gr...
29: ... the Holy Sepulchre, our Lady of Josaphat, the Templum Domini, the order of the Hospital, the leper ho... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ..., [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]], [[1204]] in [[Fontevrault]], [[Anjou]]) was one of the w...
8: ...in one of Europe's most cultured courts, the birthplace of [[courtly love]]. She was highly educated f...
10: ... existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a month of their marriage...
14: ... leader with no concept of maintaining troop discipline or morale, or of making informed and logical t...
18: ...al in developing trade agreements with Constantinople and ports of trade in the Holy Lands. - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...Western world|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich h...
52: ...n world|western civilization]] and being the birthplace of [[democracy]], [[philosophy]], the [[Olympi...
57:
65: ...nglish/greece/living/read_greek/alphabet.html]. [[Plato]] described how the Greeks live round the Aege...
68: ...he Byzantine Empire, centered around [[Constantinople]] (known in ancient times as [[Byzantium]]), rem... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...ch as the [[Fourth Crusade]] against [[Constantinople]], the [[Albigensian Crusade]] against the [[Cat...
4: ...events, the word crusade has evolved to have multiple meanings and connotations. For additional meanin...
7: ...ors always sought an outlet for their violence. A plea for help from the Byzantine Emperor [[Alexius I...
11: ...ried to marshal public opinion in their favor, people became personally engaged in a dramatic religiou...
15: ...lims toward Christian pilgrims; these rumors then played an important role in the development of the c... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...e Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the ...
32: ...urch in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople.
37: | [[1204]] - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]] - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
5: ...or and sent the Imperial insignia to [[Constantinople]]. After another millennium, in [[1453]], the Ea...
9: ...ne thousand years after they were created, and displays of imperial majesty were common from the earli...
19: ... ambitions seemed to threaten the republic - now placidly accepted one man rule.
42: ...ustan Age include [[Tacitus]], [[Dio Cassius]], [[Plutarch]] and [[Suetonius]]. [[Josephus]]'s ''[[Jew...
52: ...]; the Emperor's paranoia, which he had so ably exploited for his own gain, was turned against him. Se... - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...lpine]] trade routes, and partly to ensure the supply of mainland [[wheat]], on which the city depende...
12: ...ian ships could efficiently transport the men, supplies, and (especially) war horses.
14: ...period and politics and the military were kept completely separate. War was regarded as a continuation...
20: Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox [[Roman Ca...
31: ...n groups. As weapons became more expensive and complex to operate, professional soldiers were assigned... - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
3: ...escendants, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]], played a major role in medieval history by creating ...
5: ...est. When Malik Shah died in [[1092]] the empire split, as his brother and four sons quarrelled over t...
73: ...Rüm|Süleyman II]] (Suleiman) [[1196]]-[[1204]]
74: * [[Kilij Arslan III]] [[1204]]-[[1205]] - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...s]]. The building was officially called the '''Temple of Athena the Virgin''', and its popular name de...
5: ...d by the [[Iran|Persians]]. As well as being a temple, the Parthenon was used as a treasury, and was t...
9: ... [[447 BC]] and the building was substantially completed by [[438 BC]], but work on the decorations co...
11: ...e effect of these subtle curves is to make the temple look even more symmetrical than it actually is.
19: ...long the outer frieze of all four sides of the temple, above the lines of columns and below the pedime... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...rtugal|Portuguese]] [[List of sea explorers|sea explorer]] who sailed for [[Spain]]. He was the first ...
15: ...lso told Magellan that he would have no further employment in his country's service after [[May 15]], ...
17: ==Plans for [[circumnavigation]]==
22: ...h America, which he thought to be the [[Rio de la Plata]], to the Pacific Ocean, forming a large bay-l...
24: ... 22]], [[1518]], King Charles approved Magellan's plan and granted him generous funds. Under the contr... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
391: *[[Frederick Copleston]], (1907-1994)
896: *[[David Kaplan (philosopher)|David Kaplan]], (born 1933){{fn|O}}
897: *[[Mordecai Kaplan]], (1881-1983){{fn|R}}
907: *[[Johannes Kepler]], (1571-1630){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
973: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]], (1749-1827){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}} - Hagia Sophia (7132 bytes)
3: ...[museum]], in [[Istanbul]], formerly [[Constantinople]]. It is universally acknowledged as one of the ...
10: ...of [[geometry]] at the [[University of Constantinople]]; Anthemius, however, died within the first yea...
12: ...cs]] and [[marble]] pillars and coverings. The temple itself was so richly and artistically decorated ...
22: ...terior crowned by the main dome, a sequence unexampled in antiquity.
24: ...e collapsed after an earthquake in [[558]]; its replacement fell in [[563]]. There were additional par... - Byzantine art (10470 bytes)
1: ...he [[5th century]] until the fall of [[Constantinople]] in [[1453]]. (The Roman Empire during this per...
3: ...an culture. It can also be used for the art of peoples of the former Byzantine Empire under the rule o...
7: ...anism|humanist]] ethic of Ancient Greek art was replaced by a [[Christian]] ethic. If the purpose of c...
11: In place of the nude, the figures of God the Father, Je...
15: ...f Byzantine high relief carving in ivory, which replaced the free-standing statues of the classical wo... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
1: ...anbul]] in today's [[Turkey]]. Today, Constantinople is the area between the [[Golden Horn]] and the ...
3: ...lorin]], is synonomous with Byzantium (Constantinople), where most gold coins circulating in Europe ca...
5: ...r provinces to the east in Asia beyond Constantinople, allowing the east to develop relatively unmoles...
7: ...aptured and sacked by the [[Fourth Crusade]] in [[1204]] (April 12), and then re-captured by [[Nicaean E...
9: ..., the capital was moved to [[Ankara]]; Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul in [[1930]]. - Praseodymium (9138 bytes)
62: | 1204 [[Kelvin|K]] (1707.8 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])
149: ...stored under a light [[mineral oil]] or sealed in plastic or glass.
151: == Applications == - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ...f the Empire even as late as [[Heraclius]] (who replaced the traditional Roman imperial title of "Augu...
77: *[[Constantine VII]] Porphyrogenitus (the Purple-born) (905-959, ruled [[913]] - [[959]]) –...
87: *[[Zoe (empress)|Zo�]] Porphyrogenita (the Purple-born) (978-1050, regent [[1028]] - [[1050]]) &nd...
107: *[[Isaac II Angelus]] (1156-1204, ruled [[1185]] - [[1195]]) – great-grandso...
109: ...exius IV Angelus]] (1182-1204, ruled [[1203]] - [[1204]]) – son of Isaac II - Song Dynasty (16385 bytes)
12: ...al military governors and their supporters were replaced by centrally appointed officials. This system...
14: ...es and the interior. Landholding and government employment were no longer the only means of gaining we...
16: ...largest cities of the world at this time. For example it has been estimated that [[Hangzhou]] had 500,...
20: ...9th century. Neo-Confucian doctrines also came to play the dominant role in the intellectual life of [...
21: [[Image:Illustration representing Temple Pagoda in Quyang.png|left|thumb|350px|Illustrati...
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