Alexios I Komnenos Essays

Gilgamesh, Lord Godfrey has summoned you. I believe he’d like to spare a few words before our epic to Jerusalem. I’ll be right there, I raised my head up to acknowledge Stephen II of Blois. Stephen has been a very good friend of mine scenes birth. Stephen is a tall young man with long golden blond hair that women envy him. His skin is pale to match his light blue sky colored eyes, age twenty same as me. The women fancy him oh so much, thought I to I 'm handsome if I say so myself. I’m much darker skin

This paper is going to discuss the Crusades and what role religion played in them, ranging from 1096-1239AD. I will be discussing the meaning behind the most prominent Crusades as a religious cleansing, a penance, a devotion, and pilgrimage. I will mention some of the propaganda used for the Crusades to convince people to fight. I will expand on what caused the Crusades and how they were justified. The Crusades were religious wars commonly referred to as “holy wars” between the Christians and the

Kings have been utilizing religion for eras to control the crowded. These religions have been utilizing their divine gods as reasons to go to war, achieve more land, and establishment its own particular arrangement of laws, Christianity, one of the most seasoned religions and most took after religion, has been utilizing the thought of paradise and God 's will to say that their god is correct and different divine beings are the "foes". One tremendous samples of this would be the Crusades, an arrangement

Derived from the French word Crois, and the Spanish word Cruz, the words Cruzada and Croisée developed. Those two words mean “take up your cross”. This phrase, was said by Jesus to his disciples in Matthew 16:24. From those two words came the word Crusade. The Crusades were known as a series of battles launched by Europe against the Islamic religion to take back the holy land of Jerusalem. When the First Crusade was launched, Jerusalem churches were under the Muslim rule. When Pope Urban II was elected

forces of Saladin. OUTLINE PLAN I would like to understand the reasons for the Crusade. I would like to get a better understanding of the Islamic faith and Catholic faith pitted against one another. I would like to learn if the tensions are warranted or just needless violence in the name of religion. I would like to learn why there were so many of these Crusades and if they were necessary. I will read my book and research online to get the information I need. I have every intention to improve my

For example, Alexios I had been the one to insist Pope Urban II to call the European Christians to arms for the First Crusade. Although neither participated in the battles themselves both leaders had played important parts in the initiation of these wars. Alexios I’s own daughter, Anna Comnena, had also played a role in the Crusades as well, although more indirectly. As the Byzantine princess

The crusades are the medieval military expeditions that pope Urban || issued to the European to stop fighting against each other and reclaim Jerusalem or the 'holy land" from the Muslims. Jerusalem was important as the saviour Jesus Christ was born there. The crusade started in the late 1000s to the 1500s. Pope Urban || convinced people to join the crusade with the promises of having their sins forgiven. Others joined for hopes of power, territory and riches. The peasants joined to escape the hard

Allen Cutler’s journal article delves in to the concept of military conflict and conversion to Christianity during the First Crusade. The author states that it was the intent of Pope Urban II who inherited his interest in crusading against Muslims from Pope Gregory VII, to Christianize Muslims, by words and example. There have been those who have argued Urban II had no interest in conversion, but Allen, counters their assumptions by presenting three document sources that imply that during Urban’s

“Were the Crusades successful in achieving their aim of reclaiming Jerusalem and maintaining the Christian presence in the Middle East (Anatolia) and the Crusader States, and how are the Crusades relevant/similar to recent events taking place in the Middle East such as America’s war on Terror and Jihadism.” The Crusades were a series of holy wars declared by the officials of the Catholic Church on the Muslim expansion and Seljuk Turks who had taken over the holy lands. Crusaders were sent off to

Death. Massacre. Execution. Words to describe what happened in the “Holy” city of Jerusalem in 1099. The Crusaders with one and only plan... to kill/push out the Muslims from the Holy City. Christian knights from Europe seized Jerusalem from Muslims, causing a huge massacre and seizing of the Islamic group. On the night of June 7th, 1099, the Crusaders seized what rightfully belong to them as the Muslims had attacked Christians in Jerusalem, and since Pope Urban called for aid to those Eastern Christians

I would prefer to first discuss the Alexiad, as it is unique from other historical documents I’ve read in the sense that it is a biography written by a princess about her father. Anna Comnena, the author of the Alexiad, was the daughter of Emperor Alexius and Empress Irene. Anna Comnena considered herself to be a rightful princess, and a well-educated woman. She was educated particularly well in Greek literature, the philosophy of Aristotle and Plato, as well as what were then considered to be the

what happened when a group called the Seljuk Turks took over the city and all of Palestine, the surround area. Fearing the impending aggression by the Seljuk Turks on the Byzantine Christians, emperor Alexios, in the year 1095, decided to call for help from Pope Urban II. This action by emperor Alexios officially would start what would come to be known as the first of eight crusades. While the merits of the first crusade were mostly rooted in religion, its practice and the control of Jerusalem, most

How humanism affected the Renaissance and Reformation The Renaissance was a big change in European society. It reintroduced classical culture and brought back their style of art and architecture. In addition, classical culture also established a new way of thinking; humanism. This unique style changed learning, art, science and politics for the better. Long before the Renaissance, government was based on feudalism, the idea of dividing society based on class. People earned a set wage for their class’

between the members of family, the couple or even robot. Also, sacrifice is important in life. This film also tells us that underestimating the others is prohibited. Of course for robot or game lovers, it is the right film which must be watched. So, I recommend Real Steal for the family especially for adults. It is also permitted for children with the supervision from their parents. References: Bradshaw, P. 2011. Real Steel Review [Online]. Retrieved from: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/13/real-steel-film-review

somber story with singing, beautiful landscapes, and some comedic scenes. I think that they chose this historical piece because it helps kids get a wider view of the history that their parents were most likely raised on. Everyone has heard the name “Moses”, but they probably don’t know the whole

Albee’s The American Dream focusing on dissatisfaction, lack of love, cruelty, false values and losing norms through using repetition, aggressive language, fictional characters, irony, ambiguity, and the technique of alienation. Outline I. Theoretical Part: Anger in Literature 1. Definitions: a. Linda M. Grasso claims that Anger is “vital political tool. It enables new perspectives, new understanding of oppressive conditions that had previously remind unquestioned” b. Aristotle

of experience as an au pair, carrying only one suite case, I went to the other end of the planet, called the United States. Desire to discover the whole world was the main motivation for such a trip. This was going to be the beginning of my dream! But let 's go back to my sweet twenties, where I´ll tell you, in a serie of articles, a story about two poor girls, traveling to Caribbean. Fort Lauderdale / Miami, USA Sunday 17.12. 2006 I can´t believe it, but it 's here! Despite all the obstacles

MYTHS What is the Hero’s journey? The hero’s journey is a very significant rubric for someone who wants to create myths, or make very well done stories. It provides the characteristics and steps, such as departure, initiation and return. Those need to be followed in order to produce a complete and proper myth or story. Also the Hero’s Journey helps us to understand the composition of the myths and stories. Romulus and Remus Myth The Romulus and Remus myth tells the story of how Rome was founded

During the 15th century, Vladimir III used his power and authority to exemplify the principles of an Absolute Monarch by forcing supreme control over the citizens of his kingdom, including the Transylvanian nobles; striking fear in the minds and hearts of those who tried to challenge him and establishing himself as a benevolent king in the eyes of the Holy Catholic Church. Vladimir III demonstrated the principles of an Absolute Monarch by using techniques that would create a reputation of fear around

Catch-22 is an American literary classic, which delves deeply into the many diverse characters stationed at a fictional island, Pianosa, during the Second World War. This novel shows the side of war which is overlooked in almost every other book or movie; instead of highlighting the action of war, it shows us detailed personalities, and sub-plots in a humorous way as well as questioning human philosophy and at the same time, showing the stupidity of war. The author of Catch-22 is Joseph Heller who