Bizantsko Carstvo
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Helenistička Grčka | 323. pne.–146. pne. |
Rimska Grčka | 146. pne.–330n.e. |
Bizantska Grčka | 330. n.e.–1453. |
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Bizant(Vizantija) iliBizantsko Carstvo(Vizantijsko Carstvo), jehistorijskinaziv za istočnoRimsko Carstvokoje je nastalo285godine kad jecarDioklecijanadministrativno podjelio tadašnjeRimsko CarstvonaIstočnoiZapadno.No obično se uzima395godina za godinu početka, kada je carTeodosije I Velikidao svojim sinovima carstvo:ArkadijuIstok, aHonorijuZapad. Godina pada se smatra1453,kada suOsmanlijezauzeliCarigrad.
NazivBizantse nije koristio u vrijeme postojanja države nego ga je tek u 18. vijeku uveo francuski povjesničar Montesquieu. Kao i drugi povjesničari tog vremena on je smatrao da Bizantsko carstvo nakon 5. vijeka nije vrijedno imenaRimskoiako su vizantinci sebe smatrali rimljanima, a vizantijski car je sebe smatrao jedinim pravim vladarom Rima "rođenim u purpuru". Zato je Montesquieu uzeo latinizirano ime glavnog gradaByzantium(od grčkogByzántion,današnjiIstanbul), za cijelo carstvo. Prvi naziv ovog grada je bioConstantinopolispo caruKonstantinukoji ga gradi i koji iz Rima prenosi ovde prestonicu. Ovo čini zbog tadašnje velike ekonomske krize i neuspeha ranijih reformi vojske i državne uprave. Konstantin najzad priznaje hrišćanstvo kao zvaničnu religiju carstva i vrši ostale potrebne reforme, te Rim polako počinje sa oporavkom.
Građani Bizantskog carstva su sebe smatrali Rimljanima, a službeni jezik je bio isprva latinski, kao i u zapadnom dijelu Carstva, a od 7. vijeka, odlukom caraIraklija(vladao od 610. - 641.), grčki.
Vizantijski car je do 800. godine i krunisanjaKarla Velikogbio jedini car u hrišćanskom svetu. Posle 800. godine institucija vizantijskog cara biva poljuljana, ali on i dalje sebe naziva "vasilevs - car Rimski" što ni jedan drugi vladar tog vremena nije mogao reći za sebe.
Vizantija je bila država jako vezana za hrišćanstvo koje je bilo jedina zvanična religija carstva vekovima. Viševekovno rivalstvo dva hrišćanska poglavara i pokušaj prevlasti nad carevinom kulminira 1054. godine kada rimskiPapaodbijajući da prizna samoizabranog arhiepiskopa CarigradskoigFotija,demonstrativno baca anatemu na istočnu hrišćansku crkvu u velelepnoj crkvi Sveta Marija (današnjaAja Sofija). Od tog doba dve hrišćanske crkve se samostalno razvijaju i grade sve veće razlike među sobom, pokušavajući da se nametnu u hrišćanskom svetu. Česti su, u prošlosti, bili pokušaji falsifikovanja istorijskih činjenica, pa čak sukoba i otvorenih ratova prouzrokovanih ovim neslaganjima.
Termin „Vizantijsko Carstvo “je moderan naziv i bio bi stran njegovim savremenicima. Domaći, vizantijski, naziv je bioῬωμανία—RomaniailiΒασιλεία Ῥωμαίων—Basileia Romaion,što predstavlja direktan prevodlatinskognaziva zaRimsko Carstvo,Imperium Romanorum,a svi postojeći zapisi govore o tzv. Vizantijcima kao "Romejima",dakle zemlji koja je naslednik Rimskog Carstva i njenim podanicima.
Sam naziv prvi put se koristi1557.od strane nemačkog istoričaraHeronima Volfau njegovom delu „Corpus Historiae Bizantinae “. Potiče od starog grčkog naziva Vizantion, grčke kolonije naBosforu,na čijem je mestu kasnije podignuta prestonica Istočnog Carstva,Konstantinopolj.Prema predanju, grad su osnovali grčki kolonisti, koje je predvodio neki Viza (Biza) iliVizas(Bizas) i po njenu je i naselje dobilo imeVizantion(Bizantion). Zbog povoljnog geografskog položaja Vizantion je brzo postao važan primorski i trgovački grad, ali pak u antičkom periodu nije zauzeo neku značajniju ulogu.
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Osnovni današnji problem Bizanta je da se niti danas svi povjesničari ne mogu složiti kada je ovo Carstvo nastalo i nestalo. Godine njegovog nastanka se pomiču zavisno od izvora između283.godine kada umire carKari kada se carstvo prvi put dijeli ( što će potvrditiDioklecijan) i640.godine kadaMediteranprestaje biti Rimsko jezero. Iako je323.godine samo 10 - 15 posto stanovnika Carstva bilo kršćanske vjere to će se tijekom sljedećih 100 godina promjeniti u potpuno obratnu situaciju. Tijekom V. stoljeća dok Zapadne prefekture (Zapadno Rimsko Carstvo) propadaju pod navalom barbara Istok se osjetio pozvanim sudjelovati u pokušaju spasa. Sve od410.godine ti pokušaji bez uspješnih rezultata će dovesti praktičkiBizantdo bankrota nakon čega on financijski iscrpljen pušta ostatak Carstva svojoj sudbini. Koristeći gotovo potpuni mir koji traje 40 godina tijekom vladavinaAnastazijaiJustinaCarstvo je bilo financijski spremno za povratak izgubljenih provincija. Tijekom vladavineJustinijana I.doći će do oslobađanjaAfrike,Italije,Dalmacije,južne obaleHispanijei svih sredozemnih otoka. Da li je njegov san o obnovi cjelokupnog Carstva bio moguć ili ne nikada nećemo doznati pošto je Carstvo (iPerzija) bilo potreseno velikom epidemijom po broju žrtava prilično sličnom kugi. Ostatak ovog razdoblja nalazi državu u defanzivi pod napadimaAvaraiSlavenanaBalkanu,Langobardau Italiji, Perzije na Bliskom Istoku iVizigotakoji početkom VII. stoljeća uspjevaju osloboditiHispaniju.Veliki, četvrt stoljeća dugi, rat s Perzijom će napokon završiti627.godine pobjedom carHeraklijakoja je trebala donesti pobjedu. Ta pobjeda na kraju postaje pirova kadaArapiujedinjeni muslimanskom vjerom čiji nastanak je Carstvo potpomoglo (točnijeMuhameda) pobjeđuju Rimsku vojsku, osvajajuBliski Istok,a ubrzo potom640.godine iEgipat.Gubitkom žitnih polja ove provincije kao iSirijekoja se specijalizirala za proizvodnju ulja dolazimo do granice koja označava zbog općih životnih promjena stanovništva krajAntike.
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Gubitak više od pola Carstva u samo jednom desetljeću je rezultiralo borbom na život i smrt protiv fanatično nastrojenih Arapa u njihovom širenju vjere. Tijekom tih bitaka bivše multietnička Carstvo će padomKartage695.godine postati gotovo jednonacionalna, grčka država. U bitkama tijekom kojih će doći čak i do dvije opsadeCarigradaBizantće preživjeti samo zbog otkrićaGrčke vatrekoja će spaliti protivničku flotu. Do stabiliziranja ostataka države koja je spala s carstva gradova na carstvo tvrđava dolazi stupanjem na vlastLeona III. Izurijancau VIII. stoljeću. To vrijeme mira neće zadovoljiti stanovništvo koje sada bez vanjskih neprijatelja počinje njih tražiti među sobom putem unutrašnjih nemira kojima se odlučuje da li će biti dopušteno ili ne pravljenjeikona.Ova polemika će trajati gotovo do polovice IX. stoljeća kada ćeregent Teodoradonesti odluku u korist ikona.
Kraj tih nemira daruje državi sada vjersko kao što je prije imalo i nacionalno jedinstvo. Takav razvoj situacije će dati snagu Carstvu za ponovno vođenje aktivne vanjske politike čemu će malo poslužiti i sreća. Politika pobjeda i poraza u ratu sa susjedima caraBazilija I.će biti nastavljena sve do961.godine kada vlast preuzimaju najprije vojni zapovjednici, a potom sposobniBazilije II.Bugaroubojica. Tijekom njegove vladavine biti će anektiranoBugarsko Carstvo,a nakon toga careva riječ će se slušati od rijekeKupepa sve doKaspijskog mora.Njegova smrt dovodi do povratka vlasti iz glavnog zapovjedništva vojske ponovno u dekadentnu palaču čijim vladarima je sve teško raditi ( čak i imati djecu ) osim pojavljivama na svakodnevnim zabavama. To je dovelo do smanjivanja stajaće vojske kako bi car više novca mogao trošiti na svoje "gluposti". Rezultat te politike će biti poraz caraRomana IV.odTuraka1071.godine i gubitak u ratu 50 posto stanovništva.
Koristeći praktički raspad države na prijestolje će se popeti plemićAleksije I. Komnenkoji ne vidjevši druge mogućnosti traži od pape pomoć za oslobađanje kršćanskih zemalja što će dovesti doKrižarskih ratova.Carstvo će tijekom njegove vladavine povratiti dio izgubljenog teritorija ali unutrašnjo-politički gledano to više neće biti država kao prije. Sada se ona pretvara u feudalno društvo što je točno ono protiv čega se velikiBazilije II.borio. Pored toga nova negativnost ovog uređenja postaje ukidanje stalne vojske i sve veća ovisnost o plaćenicima ili feudalnim gospodarima koji trebaju dati vojsku za potrebu države. Sljedeći Komneni će nastaviti ovu politiku koja će rezultirati klasičnom feudalnom borbom za vlast i padomCarigradau ruke križara1204.godine.
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Pad Carigrada će rezultirati stvaranjem kvislinškogLatinskog carstva,dok će lojalna grčka područja proglasiti svoje nezavisne države. One će bitiTrapezuntsko Carstvostvoreno od Komnena još u ožujku1204.,Nikejsko Carstvoosnovano u travnju1204.( u trenutku padaCarigrada), ali službeno proglašeno tek1206.i posljednje osnovanoSolunsko Carstvokoje će veći dio postojanja provesti pod imenomEpirska despotovina.U bitkama za obnovu Carstva koje će trajati sve do1261.godine pobjednik će postati Nicejsko Carstvo sa svojim carem uzurpatoromMihajlom Paleologomkoji će osnovati posljednju vladajuću dinastiju. Nakon njegove smrti1282.godine državom će vladati s kratkim prekidima nesposobni, neaktivni carevi koji ništa ne poduzimaju protiv Tursko-Srpskih osvajanja.Bizantsko-osmanski ratovipokazali su se kao smrtni udarac carstvu. Rezultat toga postaje padCarigrada1453.godine, a ubrzo potom iMoreje1460/61 godine. Posljednje Carstvo koje preuzima direktno nasljedstvo od starogRimskog Carstvaće umrijeti kadaDavid, car Trapezuntapotpisuje bezuvjetnu kapitulaciju svoje države1461.godineOsmanskom sultanuMehmedu II.
- Vizantijski kalendar
- Vizantijski carevi
- Zapadno rimsko carstvo
- Latinsko carstvo
- Nikejsko carstvo
- Trapezuntsko carstvo
- Epirska despotovina
- Morejska despotovina
- Vizantijska književnost
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- Byzantium: Studija o Vizantijiskom carstvuArhivirano2014-10-08 naWayback Machine-u(na engleskom)
- O Vizantiji(na engleskom)
- De Imperatoribus Romanis.Scholarly biographies of many Byzantine emperors.
- 12 Byzantine RulersArhivirano2016-07-18 naWayback Machine-uby Lars Brownworth of The Stony Brook School; audio lectures.NYTimes review.
- 18 centuries of Roman Empire by Howard Wiseman(Maps of the Roman/Byzantine Empire throughout its lifetime).
- Byzantine & Christian Museum
- Vizntijske studije, resursi i bibliografija
- Fox, Clinton R.What, If Anything, Is a Byzantine? (Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors)
- Byzantine studies homepageat Dumbarton Oaks. Includes links to numerous electronic texts.
- Byzantium: Byzantine studies on the InternetArhivirano2014-10-08 naWayback Machine-u.Links to various online resources.
- Translations from Byzantine Sources: The Imperial Centuries, c. 700–1204Arhivirano2001-04-13 naWayback Machine-u.Online sourcebook.
- De Re Militari.Resources for medieval history, including numerous translated sources on the Byzantine wars.
- Medieval Sourcebook: ByzantiumArhivirano2014-08-14 naWayback Machine-u.Numerous primary sources on Byzantine history.
- Bibliography on Byzantine Material Culture and Daily Life.Hosted by the University of Vienna; in English.
- Constantinople Home Page.Links to texts, images and videos on Byzantium.
- Byzantium in Crimea: Political History, Art and Culture.
- Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (with further resources and a repository with papers on various aspects of the Byzantine Empire)