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The Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire. The Glory of the Byzantines.

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The Byzantine Empire

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  1. The Byzantine Empire

  2. The Glory of the Byzantines "Not since the world was made was there ever seen or won so great a treasure, or so noble or so rich, nor in the time of Alexander, nor in the time of Charlemagne, nor before, nor after, nor do I think myself that in the forty richest cities of the world had there been so much wealth as was found in Constantinople. For the Greeks say that two-thirds of the wealth of this world is in Constantinople and the other third scattered throughout the world." --Robert of Clari, a French crusader who witnessed the pillage of the city in 1204, describing Constantinople.

  3. Outline of Presentation • Part One – Introduction with timeline • Part Two – Early and Middle Byzantium • Part Three – The Hagia Sophia • Part Four – The Fall of Byzantium • Part Five – Legacy and Influence

  4. Part One - Introduction

  5. Byzantiwho? • “Byzantine Empire” invention of historians • Viewed themselves as Romans • Later develops own identity

  6. Relation to what we have done? • Mosaics • Government System and Laws • Christianity and State • Military and Trade policies • Architecture and Art • Preservation and study of Classics

  7. Byzantine Empire circa 555 CE

  8. Timeline of Events • 330 – Constantine I moves capital to the East • 410 – Rome is sacked by the Visigoths • 476 – Last Roman Emperor, Augustulus, is deposed • 527 – Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor • 726 – Leo III orders all religious icons in the empire destroyed • 843 – Icons are then restored to religious worship • 1054 – The Great Schism • 1204 – Constantinople is captured by Crusaders • 1453 – The Siege of Constantinople ends with occupation of the city by Ottomans

  9. The Great Schism of 1054 CE

  10. The Siege of Constantinople, 1453 CE

  11. Part Two – Early and Middle Byzantium

  12. Justinian and Theodora, 527-565 CE

  13. Corpus Juris Civilis • Laws against heresy, paganism, and status of Jews • Was the basis of the revival of Roman law in the Middle Ages • influenced the Canon Law of the church • ecclesia vivit lege romana — • the church lives under Roman law.

  14. The Nika Riots

  15. Justinian and his Retinue

  16. Part Three – The Hagia Sophia

  17. The Hagia Sophia

  18. The Hagia Sophia

  19. A Modern Day Orthodox Church

  20. Iconoclastic Controversy

  21. Theodosia Saint Theodosia (Byzantine, Early 13th Century A.D.). Constantinople. Tempera and gold on panel.

  22. Part Five – The Fall of Byzantium

  23. The Loss of Constantinople

  24. Mehmet II Occupies Constantinople

  25. Part Six – The Legacy of Byzantium

  26. Byzantine Science

  27. Byzantine Music and Food Byzantine Recipes

  28. Omayyad Mosque at Damascus

  29. Byzantium as a Derogatory Term

  30. Discussion of Texts • How do the two works on Justinian compare? What does this tell us about the legacy of Justinian I? • Can you find any symbolism in the mosaic and do you have any questions about the work?

  31. Bonus Picture and Trivia

  32. Bonus Picture and Trivia • A search of “Byzantine Empire” on Amazon yields 9,720 books, and only 1 DVD. • A search of “Roman Empire” on Amazon yields 64,961 books, and 77 DVDs.

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