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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
• Great civilization that blended Greek, Roman and Christian influences
Emperor Justinian
• Ruled from 527-565 AD– Re-conquered lands ofRome• Came at a great cost at
home
– Rebuilt Constantinople after a fire destroyed it in 532
• Hagia Sophia
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
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
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