EURO ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Basilios Bessarion, Janissaries, Meritocracy
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A catholic greek born on the black sea in northeastern anatolia; raised and educated in constantinople. A major renaissance humanist, studied plato and translated aristotle. Came to italy three times in 1430 as a delegation to reunite the catholic and. Named a cardinal and settled in rome after the fall of constantinople in 1453. St. augustine by carpaccio (based on cardinal bessarion and his study) - venice, 1502 - Renaissance humanists writings were motivated by the concerns of their patrons . No one model for continental interactions with the islamic world emerges from the collection of essays. Instead, authors stress the multifaceted ways which 17th century. Europeans interacted with the ottoman empire and the world of islam . He used his descriptions of the ottomans in order to make a point about his own society. It"s not that his descriptions were false, but they served the function of offering a contrast to the superficiality, corruption, softness, and injustice of aristocratic.
