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The Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire. A New Rome . Justinian, a new Caesar Sent Belisarius captured the old Roman Empire Ruled with absolute power Control of the Church. Life in New Rome. Spoke Greek Justinian Code, served the Empire for 900 years Code, Digest, Institutes and Novellae

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The Byzantine Empire

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  1. The Byzantine Empire

  2. A New Rome • Justinian, a new Caesar • Sent Belisarius captured the old Roman Empire • Ruled with absolute power • Control of the Church

  3. Life in New Rome • Spoke Greek • Justinian Code, served the Empire for 900 years • Code, Digest, Institutes and Novellae • Public Building Program • Hagia Sophia • education

  4. Economy • Main street, Mese • Merchants • Hippodrome • “Nika Rebellion”

  5. The Empire Falls • Justinian died in 565 • Plague of Justinian • Bubonic plague • Attacks from East and West • Lombards from the west • Avars, Slavs, and Bulgars from the North • Sassanid Persians from the East • Kept Enemies at Bay • Bribes, diplomacy, political marriages and military power • Ottoman Turks in 1453

  6. The Church Divides • A Religious Split • Patriarch Chrysostom • In the East Emperor Leo III opposed iconoclasm, restored later by Empress Theodora • Pope was in favor of icons • 1054, pope and patriarch excommunicated each other • Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church

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