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The Byzantines

The Byzantines. Eastern Roman Empire. New Rome. Constantine rebuilds Byzantium in 330AD Constantinople = wealthy, well defended trade center Commands key trade routes. New Rome. Much like Rome at its height Survived Rome by 1000 years

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The Byzantines

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  1. The Byzantines Eastern Roman Empire

  2. New Rome • Constantine rebuilds Byzantium in 330AD • Constantinople = wealthy, well defended trade center • Commands key trade routes

  3. New Rome • Much like Rome at its height • Survived Rome by 1000 years • Great civilization that blended Greek, Roman and Christian influences

  4. Emperor Justinian • Ruled from 527-565 AD • Re-conquered lands of Rome • Came at a great cost at home • Rebuilt Constantinople after a fire destroyed it in 532 • Hagia Sophia

  5. Justinian’s Code • Reformed the law based on that of ancient Rome • Far reaching consequences beyond Byzantines • Ruled as an autocrat • Has control over the Church • Had help from wife, Theodora, who was his advisor

  6. Christianity’s Schism • Eastern Orthodoxy • Patriarch • Clergy’s right to marry • Greek • Easter • Less emphasis on Xmas • Roman Catholicism • Pope • Chastity • Latin • Easter • Christmas is BIG • Dispute over the use of icons • 700s, Byzantine emperor outlawed their use • Rebellion ensued • Pope excommunicated the patriarch • Led to the Great Schism of 1054

  7. Beginning of the End • Crusades were a result of Byzantine decline • 1090, emperor asks Western Europe for help from Seljuk Turks • leads to further rivalry between the East and West • 1453, Ottomans surround Constantinople • Used cannons and hauled their ships overland • Ottomans win and rename the city, Istanbul • Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque

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