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Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire. Founded by Constantine Extension of Rome Eastern Roman Empire Continues after Rome’s fall Christian Empire Greatest Empire of Dark Ages Justinian Emperor at height Wants to be Roman Married to Theodora Unpopular. Justinian Law Code.

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Byzantine Empire

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  1. Byzantine Empire

  2. Byzantine Empire • Founded by Constantine • Extension of Rome • Eastern Roman Empire • Continues after Rome’s fall • Christian Empire • Greatest Empire of Dark Ages • Justinian • Emperor at height • Wants to be Roman • Married to Theodora • Unpopular

  3. Justinian Law Code • Law code created by Justinian with 4 parts • The Code – 5,000 laws Roman laws still useful • The Digest – summary of great political thinkers • The Institutes – textbook for law students • The Novellae – new laws • Roman laws written down & preserved

  4. Justinian’s Other Accomplishments • Hippodrome – free entertainment arena for chariot races & circus acts • Could hold up to 60,000-100,000 • 532—Nika Rebellion • Protesting taxes • City is burned • Rebuilds (with high taxes) • Hagia Sophia – beautiful cathedral rebuilt by Justinian with great mosaics, lights, etc.

  5. Byzantium v. Rome

  6. Division in the Church • Patriarch – leader of the Eastern church • People riot as a result of emperor’s iconoclasm--banning of icons (religious images to help in devotions) • Pope excommunicates (kicked out of the church) Byzantine emperor

  7. Division! • 1054 – All this comes to a head as the church splits/divides (schism) • Result of Pope & Patriarch excommunicating each other • Result: Christianity is split into Eastern Orthodox & Western Roman Catholic

  8. Crisis for Constantinople • Constantinople attacked (by other Christians) during 4th Crusade (1202–1204) • Burned/Plundered city • Never recovers • 1453—Falls to Ottoman Turks • City converted to Muslim city—ISTANBUL! • Legacy: • Extends Hellenistic Culture • Extends Roman values

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