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The Byzantine Empire. Vocabulary Justinian Code Cyrillic alphabet. The Byzantine Empire. Vocabulary p atriarch Hagia Sophia. The Byzantine Empire. Eastern Roman Empire Justinian, 527-565 ce married Theodora, 525 ce sent Belisarius to recapture Roman lands
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The Byzantine Empire Vocabulary Justinian Code Cyrillic alphabet
The Byzantine Empire Vocabulary patriarch Hagia Sophia
The Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire Justinian, 527-565 ce married Theodora, 525 ce sent Belisarius to recapture Roman lands established “Justinian’s Code” head of Eastern Orthodox Church no separation of church & state
The Byzantine Empire Huge building projects Hagia Sophia Hipprodrome Palace baths, aqueducts, hospitals, schools Empire nearly bankrupt Heavy taxes
The Byzantine Empire Nika Rebellion Theodora rallies the troops 30,000 executed by Belasarius Primary Sources: her speech as quoted by Procopius, History of the Wars vs. Procopius’ Secret History
The Byzantine Empire • 542 ce – plague hits • 548 ce -- Theodora died of cancer • Eastern Orthodox Church & Empire continued • attacked from all sides
The Byzantine Empire • 9th century: • missionaries spread faith to Slavs • used Cyrillic alphabet • 10th century: • Basil the Bulgar slayer • captured 14,000 • blinded all, spared every 100th man