in fact, a contrast is often drawn in this regard with the `` impersonal '' Roman Catholic parish.

In contrast, in the Arian German kingdoms established on the wreckage of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, there were entirely separate Arian and Nicene Churches with parallel hierarchies, each serving different sets of believers.

Don Chisciotte was a mix of ballet and opera buffa, and the lead female roles in L ' amore innocente were designed to contrast and highlight the different traditions of operatic writing for soprano, even borrowing stylistic flourishes from opera-seria in the use of coloratura in what was a short pastoral comedy more in keeping with a Roman Intermezzo.

In contrast to modern concrete structures, the concrete walls of Roman buildings were covered, usually with brick or stone.

In contrast, in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman empire ( Byzantium ), many commentators of the subsequent centuries, such as Oribasius, physician to the emperor Julian who compiled a Synopsis in the 4th century, preserved and disseminated Galen's works, making Galenism more accessible.

By contrast it was continually read and taught in the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire where the majority of the classics also survived.

Joachim Nestor, in contrast, became known as a pugnacious adherent of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who needed the sales of indulgences and the necessary intimidation of the believers in order to recover his expenditures.

Archaeologist Lewis M. Hopfe notes that there are only three Mithraea in Roman Syria, in contrast to further west.

* Paleopaganism: A retronym coined to contrast with " Neopaganism ", " original polytheistic, nature-centered faiths ", such as the pre-Hellenistic Greek and pre-imperial Roman religion, pre-Migration period Germanic paganism as described by Tacitus, or Celtic polytheism as described by Julius Caesar.

Ovid's first century Roman audience would surely have had a basic knowledge of Polyphemus ' role as an uncivilized cannibal in Book IX of the Odyssey, and this episode gives an amusing contrast to that characterization.

Hieroglyphs retained their pictorial appearance and classical authors emphasised this aspect, in sharp contrast to the Greek and Roman alphabets.

In contrast, intra-religious pluralism refers to views held by specific schools or denominations within a major faith tradition ( e. g., by Eastern Orthodox Christians ) about the validity or truth of other schools or denominations within the same major faith tradition ( e. g., about Protestant Christianity or Roman Catholic Christianity ).

These included Muslim sailors being " paid a fixed wage " in advance " with an understanding that they would owe money in the event of desertion or malfeasance, in keeping with Islamic conventions " in which contracts should specify " a known fee for a known duration ", in contrast to Roman and Byzantine sailors who were " stakeholders in a maritime venture, in as much as captain and crew, with few exceptions, were paid proportional divisions of a sea venture's profit, with shares allotted by rank, only after a voyage's successful conclusion.

Thus the Investiture Contest strengthened local power in the Holy Roman Empire-in contrast to the trend in France and England, where centralized royal power grew.

By contrast, the Eastern Roman Empire, mostly known as the Greek or Byzantine Empire, managed to survive and even to thrive for another 1000 years.

In medieval society, bloodlines were paramount ; a ruling dynasty lacking a natural-born heir apparent was replaced, a stark contrast to Roman traditions.

In sharp contrast, no clear reference pointing to Scotti in Scotland in the Roman period has been found.

Boyle supported the policy that the Bible should be available in the vernacular language of the people ( in contrast to the Latin-only policy of the Roman Catholic Church at the time ).

In contrast, the Eastern Roman Empire, and its line of Emperors, survived this historical period relatively intact.

In contrast, the men who came to be known as robber barons () violated the structure under which tolls were collected on the Rhine either by charging higher tolls than the standard or by operating without authority from the Holy Roman Emperor altogether.

In contrast to the ideal portrayal of Titus in Roman histories, in Jewish memory " Titus the Wicked " is remembered as an evil oppressor and destroyer of the Temple.

By contrast, the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches teach that the Scriptures are not the only infallible source of Christian doctrine.

L. T. Fitz outwardly claims that early criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is “ colored by the sexist assumptions the critics have brought with them to their reading .” Fitz argues that previous criticisms place a heavy emphasis on Cleopatra ’ s “ wicked and manipulative ” ways, which are further emphasized by her association with Egypt and her contrast to the “ chaste and submissive ” Roman Octavia.

" ( In contrast, Roman and Byzantine sailors were " stakeholders in a maritime venture, inasmuch as captain and crew, with few exceptions, were paid proportional divisions of a sea venture's profit, with shares allotted by rank, only after a voyage's successful conclusion.

Ultimately, the French army and nation collapsed after barely two months of mobile operations, in contrast to the four years of trench warfare of the First World War.

In contrast to the chaotic political climate of 1946, the campaign of 1950 proceeded under the implicit understanding that only a strong candidate backed by both the army and the elite would be able to take power.

Lebanon established its own army made up of volunteer militias ; " the free independent bearing of these mountaineers was in striking contrast to that of the underpaid, underfed and poorly clothed conscripts of the regular army ".

Because the Alaouites, in contrast to previous dynasties, did not have the support of a single Berber or Bedouin tribe, Isma ' īl controlled Morocco through an army of black slaves.

In contrast, the Ridda Wars has forged the Caliphate's army into a united and loyal fighting force.

The North Korean army, by contrast, had been the beneficiary of the Soviet Union's outdated Soviet WWII-era equipment, and had a core of hardened veterans who had fought as anti-Japanese guerrillas or with the Chinese Communists.

In contrast to other states in the region, Paraguay was efficiently and honestly administered, stable, and secure ( the army having grown to 1, 800 regulars ).

In contrast, Indians from the Bolivian high plateau area, known as the Altiplano, were forced into the Bolivian army, had no real interest in the war, and failed to adapt to the hot Chaco climate.

In contrast to the black-uniformed Allgemeine SS ( the political wing of the SS ), the Waffen-SS ( the military wing ) evolved into a second German army aside the Wehrmacht ( the regular national armed forces ) and operating in tandem with them ; especially with the Heer ( German Army ).

By contrast, the French army peaked in size in the 1790s with 1. 5 million Frenchmen enlisted.

By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did at this period.

By contrast, in 2009 a segment of the army defected to the side of Andry Rajoelina, then-mayor of Antananarivo, in support of his attempt to force President Ravalomanana from power.

This is in contrast to the modern romantic notion of the Scots army, which depicts its foot soldiers clad in kilts, painted woad and little else.

The contrast with states bordering the Commonwealth, where army commanders could be dismissed at any time by their sovereigns, was immense.

The Royalist army was kept well in hand, no excesses were allowed, and in a week the Royalists covered 150 miles in marked contrast to the Duke of Hamilton's ill-fated expedition of 1648.

The fluctuating performance of his army in 1643 was in contrast to the ascendancy of the Eastern Association.

Schlegel explains why there was female superiority as that the Hopi believed in " life as the highest good ... the female principle ... activated in women and in Mother Earth ... as its source " and that the Hopi " were not in a state of continual war with equally matched neighbors " and " had no standing army " so that " the Hopi lacked the spur to masculine superiority " and, within that, as that women were central to institutions of clan and household and predominated " within the economic and social systems ( in contrast to male predominance within the political and ceremonial systems )", the Clan Mother, for example, being empowered to overturn land distribution by men if she felt it was unfair, since there was no " countervailing ... strongly centralized, male-centered political structure ".

In contrast the Whigs, led by their ' Junto ', enthusiastically supported the Ministry's Continental strategy of thrusting the army into the heart of France.

This is in contrast to some ( largely communist or ex-communist ) countries where not only are there provisions for air defence in the army, navy and air force but there are specific branches that deal only with the air defence of territory, for example, the Soviet PVO Strany.

In contrast, analysis of tank or army deployments are usually triggered by accumulations of fuel and munitions, which are monitored on slower, every-few-days cycles.

In contrast, the Pragmatic army contained some of the better trained and disciplined troops of Europe in the British and Hanoverian contingents but were not blessed with a great captain to command them.

In contrast to Blücher's forces, the left wing of Napoleon's army did not join the decisive engagement.