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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. MR. DAVID DEFOREST WHITE HOUSE HERITAGE WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. MAP OF THE EMPIRE. EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. The Eastern Roman Empire survived the barbarian invasions of the 300’s CE to become the Byzantine Empire. Factors that caused the Eastern Roman Empire to last-

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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

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  1. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE MR. DAVID DEFOREST WHITE HOUSE HERITAGE WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

  2. MAP OF THE EMPIRE

  3. EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE • The Eastern Roman Empire survived the barbarian invasions of the 300’s CE to become the Byzantine Empire. • Factors that caused the Eastern Roman Empire to last- • Location of it’s capital, Constantinople • The influence of Roman Law and Culture • Military Reorganization and Conquest • Justinian Code (Set of Laws that were the foundation of Western Laws that came after it).

  4. Justinian (482 – 565 CE) • Emperor Justinian succeeds his uncle, the Emperor Justin, as the leader of the Byzantine Empire. • Justinian is groomed from an early age to become leader. He is trained in the arts of war, leadership, economics, and diplomacy. When he takes the throne, he is the most trained monarch of his time. • He brings about a “Golden Age” for his empire, and with the help of his wife, the Empress Theodora, many new reforms. • One of those reforms being the Justinian Code. The Justinian Code is a codex of laws created with the assistance of the philosopher Tribonian that is so organized and sound that it becomes the foundation of much of Western law. • Justinian rules from 527 CE to 565 CE. During this time, he also seeks to recreate the Roman Empire by conquering the lost territories of Rome and Spain. His armies , under Belisarius, accomplish this task.

  5. Empress Theodora (500-548 CE) • Commonly known in History as the “Most Powerful Woman in Byzantine History.” Empress Theodora was born a commoner. Her father was a bear keeper and her mother is a gymnast. She is raised to the rank of Patrician in 525 CE and marries Justinian. • Her intelligence and political acumen made her Justinian’s most trusted adviser and enabled her to use the power and influence of her office to promote religious and social policies that favoured her interest.

  6. Belisarius (505-565 CE) • Known as “The Last Roman General” for his nobility and honor on the battlefield - Belisarius started out as a soldier and bodyguard to the Emperor Justinian. After gaining his confidence the emperor promoted Belisarius eventually to the rank of general. • Belisarius had his first series of victories in Mesopotamia and this made his reputation grow throughout the empire. Seeking to reconquer the old Roman Empire, Justinian sent him and his reorganized military (incorporating many cavalry changes) to western Europe. • Belisarius had a string of victories including the capitulation of the Germanic Tribes in Italy. However, due to the “Justinian Plague” and to politics; Belisarius was recalled to Constantinople. After the deaths of Belisarius and Justinian, much of that territory was lost.

  7. Justinian Code • Justinian’s committees of jurists provided basically two reference works containing collections of past laws and extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists. Also included were an elementary outline of the law and a collection of Justinian’s own new laws. • he Justinian code consists of four books: (1) Codex Constitutionum, (2) Digesta, or Pandectae, (3) Institutiones, and (4) Novellae Constitutiones Post Codicem. • Over the centuries, it has became known as part of the foundation of Western law.

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