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May 7, 2024 · Background. The Massacre of the Latins was a significant event in 1182, where the Roman Catholic or “Latin” inhabitants of Constantinople were massacred by the usurper Andronikos Komnenos and his supporters. This event severely affected political relations between Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire.
May 7, 2024 · Undoubtedly, the Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade created a deep rift between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, which resonated through centuries as one of the most profound negative outcomes of the Crusades. Image: Alexios V. The Assault on Constantinople.
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14 hours ago · The current Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I. Since 1586 the Ecumenical Patriarchate has had its headquarters in the relatively modest Church of St George in the Fener (Phanar) district of Istanbul. The current territory of the Patriarchate is significantly reduced from what it was at its height.
- ~5,000 (Turkey), ~3,800,000 (Greece), ~1,500,000 (in diaspora), =5,305,000 (total)
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May 2, 2024 · By Philip Chrysopoulos. May 2, 2024. The Empire of Trebizond flourished during the reign of Alexios III Megas Komnenos, depicted here with his wife Theodora. Public Domain. When the army of the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204, the Byzantine Empire of Trebizond was formed as a successor state that lasted until 1461.
5 days ago · After a further period of tension, Constantine attacked Licinius in 324, routing him at Adrianople and Chrysopolis (respectively, modern Edirne and Üsküdar, Turkey) and becoming sole emperor of East and West. Arch of Constantine. The Arch of Constantine, Rome.
5 days ago · Once a church used to support a Monophysite community taken in by Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora, this Christian church became reoriented just as its larger counterpart was. 5, 6 Demonstrating what the new dominant ideology would be in terms of how the Ottoman state presented itself, there were other mosques built at this time...
2 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
