In this paper I will be writing about the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. It will include the beautiful location, the hardships of the building itself plus more. I will also be trying to identify the purposes from which the Hagia Sophia was created but by looking at it as a piece of art not just as a...
Abstract
In the latter part of the third century A.D., the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western regions. While the eastern provinces prospered, its western counterpart was weakened by attacks of Germanic tribes. Progressively, the center of power in the Empire shifted from Rome to...
In monk filofei’s letter to Grand Prince, he mentions the rise of Moscow as the third Rome. Moscow rises as the third Rome due to the merging of all the other orthodox Christian churches to join Grand Prince a well-respected ruler of Moscow who acts as the administrator of all the holy churches of God. In...