The history of the church between the 5th century and the fall of Rome is usually referred as the history of Christianity during the middle ages. The period is characterized by many changes regarding beliefs and the struggle for power. To understand more, this paper focuses on discussing the principal...

In modern thinking, the crusades are vaguely known as efforts made for centuries in which European forces attempted, time and again, to capture Jerusalem and restore it as a Catholic capital. The general and lingering belief, generally speaking, is that these were holy wars. Various popes and great kings of...

The Crusades were a period during the early second millennium in which religion shaped much of the eastern world. This age of conflict saw many lives lost over the preservation of the Christian religions, while Islam attempted to retain its grip of influence on Jerusalem and much of the Middle...

Undoubtedly, The Crusades are a dark chapter in human history; a chapter full of religious violence and objectification of the enemy, signaling as an other that had to be destroyed and purged. From a historical perspective, Pope Urban, the Christian leader, focused the campaign from a religious standpoint, making it...

Machiavelli depart from Aristotle Machiavelli and Aristotle differed in their views of the dictatorship, aristocracy, as well as democracy forms of government. Aristotle suggested that dictatorship was the best form of power as it would balance the power between the poor, the rich and the middle class. Based on Aristotle’s...