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Charles I of Naples and the project of Church Union
Průšová, Tereza ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
The main topic of this thesis is the Church Union Project between Greek Orthodox and West Latin Church, or, rather an attempt to unite them in order to end the schism lasting more than two centuries, realized on the Second Council of Lyon in 1274. The aim of the thesis is analysis of the geopolitical and religious situation on which was the Union Project based, and capturing the causes of its origin, but also capturing the context of the Union idea on the Council of Lyon and its acceptance in West and East Church. Particular attention was payed to Charles I of Anjou as a ruler whose ambitions of power, including the Crusade against schismatic Byzantine emperor Michael Palaiologos, and openly declared plans to seize control over Constantinople, substantially influenced negotiations about establishing the Church Union. These were led by emperor Michael Papadopulos from the very beginning of his reign and it was the serious threat to Byzantine Empire by Charles I of Anjou that made him accept the Unionist terms of popes which consequently caused strong commotions in Byzantine society.
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The Importance of the northern Black Sea for the Byzantine Empire in the 6th- 10th centuries. Economic and military significance of the city of Cherson.
Čechová, Martina ; Vavřínek, Vladimír (advisor) ; Shepard, Jonathan (referee) ; Štefanovičová, Tatjana (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is the city of Cherson, which has been under excavation mainly by Russian or Ukrainian researchers for more than 180 years. Due to a difficult political situation, the area was not accessible to other scholars till 1993. Therefore, most of the books or articles were published in Russian and have not been widely spread among western researchers. The first two chapters of the dissertation deal with the sources and the history of research. The main body of the dissertation is divided into three parts: (chapter 3) From the end of the Roman times till the early Middle Ages (5th - mid-7th centuries), (chapter 4) The Dark Ages (mid-7th - mid-9th centuries), (chapter 5) The new era of prosperity (mid-9th - end of the 10th century). The third chapter is devoted to the time when the era of Antiquity was slowly coming to its end and the development proceeded to the Middle Ages, in this case to the early Byzantine period. The fish industry and fish processing will be discussed because these activities which had begun here in the Roman times continued in the Byzantine period, too. Afterwards, the beginnings and spread of Christianity are debated. Furthermore, the beginnings of Christianity in Cherson are described, likewise the building activities, which resulted in transformation...
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The Idea of the State and Imperial Rule in the Byzantine and Western Empire in the 9th to 11th Centuries
Brandejs, Jan ; Picková, Dana (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The present thesis aims to conclude an analysis of political and administative structures in Byzantium and Western Empire from the end of the 9th until half of the 11th century. This was achieved by means of comparison. The author attempted resolve the issue of mutual relationship between the political elite and the ruler and how differences both in the Byzantine and Western Empires influenced the social system. The research included analysis of ruler legitimity, organisation of administration, social mentality and abstract ideas of the state. In the conclusion of this work, the author presented the major differences between West and Byzantium and evaluated future development of both states in regard to internal stability and integration fo political elites. Keywords: Byzantine Empire, East Francia, Roman Empire, Idea of the State
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Coronation of Byzantine Emperors in Late Antiquity and Early Middle-Ages
Havlík, Tomáš ; Picková, Dana (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
- 5 - Abstract: The diploma thesis "Coronation of Byzantine Emperors in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages" deals with gradual changes of the ceremonies associated with the imperial accessions. Using narative, legal, artistic and numismatic evidence, it attempts to identify crucial components of each coronation ceremony, analyses gradual transformation these components underwent and points out new developments that helped each emperor to estabilish his right to the throne. The thesis also deal with the imperial insignia used both during coronation ceremonies and during other court rites.
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Conquest of Constantinople 1204 and 1453
Hartl, Josef ; Picková, Dana (advisor) ; Suchánek, Drahomír (referee)
The goal of this thesis is the comparison of the Latin conquest of Constantinople by the troops of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Both of these milestones in the history of the Byzantine Empire meant a huge disaster and its aftermath had a profound impact on all structures of Byzantine society. Constantinople - political, spiritual and cultural center of Byzantium - thanks to its monumental system of its walls resisted many attempts to its conquer and this fact must necessarily set the enquiry of why in these two cases, the city defense failed. In this work I tried to dismantle both of falls in the widespread context of comparison and is not only a military and strategic point of view, where the differences between these events is evident. The Crusaders, which in 1204 conquered Constantinople, in any case could not be measured with a huge and highly disciplined army of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. I focused on theme besiegers and their behavior to Romans. With well-known stereotype that crusaders meant to Constantinople greater disaster than the Ottoman Turks, one could argue. Recent findings of current historians refutes this general opinion and refer primarily to the fact that the Crusaders did not destroyed Byzantium, while successful attack Mehmed II. of...
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The Kingdom of Acre
Janoš, Ondřej ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is basic problems of the Kingdom of Acre from 1187 to 1291. The first part briefly outlines the situation in Palestine during the First crusade, founding of Kingdom of Jerusalem, the increase of its importance and prestige in the political situation of the Middle East. Chapter ends with a fatal battle of Hattin. The second chapter, which is the main part of the whole work, is dedicated to restoring the kingdom during the Third crusade, internal struggles between the political factions , the resistance of the nobility against the centralized royal power, pursue of keeping the occupied territories and the problems that led to the downfall of the Kingdom by the conquest of the capital city of Acre in 1291. In this chapter I also want to present historical figures which have the historical influence on development of the Holy Land. Keywords Crusade, the kingdom, the nobility, Acre, Jerusalem, Antioch, Byzantine Empire, Muslims, Christians
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The Reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I., 527-565
Žaludová, Jaroslava ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
The diploma thesis " The Reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I., (527 - 565)" deals with the life and the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. The aim of the thesis is to perform the Justinian effort to reach the symphony between the State and the Church.The first chapter leads us to the ages preceding the Justinian's Reign and gets acquainted us with the political and dynastic history. From the second chapter of the thesis deals with its main topic, the Emperor Justinian I., his life and reign and with his foreign, internal and religious policy. The final part presents appreciating of Justinian's personality.
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Roman consulship and its status in the political life of the Byzantine Empire
Havlík, Tomáš ; Picková, Dana (advisor) ; Drbal, Vlastimil (referee)
- 5 - Abstract: Bachelor thesis "Roman consulship and its status in the political life of the Byzantine Empire" deals with the development of consulate in the Eastern Roman Empire between 395 and 641. Thesis tries to identifiy the role of consulship in Byzantium, its importance and perception thereof by emperors, citizens of Constantinople and the rest of the empire. To that end this thesis utilizes contemporary juridical, narative and artistic sources. It also focuses on the way in which this magistracy was filled and ultimately merged with imperial dignity.
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The Ancient Lamps in some smaller Czech and Moravian Collections
Šuchmová, Jana ; Musil, Jiří (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
Author's name: Bc. Jana Šuchmová Instititution: Charles University, Prague Faculty of Arts Institute for Classical Archaeology Celetná 20, Prague 1 Discipline: Classical archaeology Title: The Ancient Lamps in some smaller Czech and Moravian Collections Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Jiří Musil, PhD. Number of pages: 89 Number of attachments: 18 Year of vindication: 2011 Keywords: lamps, mould-made, wheel-made, Greece, Egypt, Byzantine Empire, Roman Empire, museums, collections This thesis proposes to describe lamps through their emergence, mainly in the period of antiquity. Beside the lamps it would deal with the history of scholarship of the lamps, with the objects, which belong to the lamps, and the way of use of the lamps.Part of the thesis is a catalogue of lamps from four Czech and Moravia museum collections.
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The Kingdom of Acre
Janoš, Ondřej ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Drška, Václav (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is basic problems of the Kingdom of Acre from 1187 to 1291. The first part briefly outlines the situation in Palestine during the First crusade, founding of Kingdom of Jerusalem, the increase of its importance and prestige in the political situation of the Middle East. Chapter ends with a fatal battle of Hattin. The second chapter, which is the main part of the whole work, is dedicated to restoring the kingdom during the Third crusade, internal struggles between the political factions , the resistance of the nobility against the centralized royal power, pursue of keeping the occupied territories and the problems that led to the downfall of the Kingdom by the conquest of the capital city of Acre in 1291. In this chapter I also want to present historical figures which have the historical influence on development of the Holy Land. Keywords Crusade, the kingdom, the nobility, Acre, Jerusalem, Antioch, Byzantine Empire, Muslims, Christians
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