PPT-The Byzantine Empire Justinian

Who was Justinian What was his most important contribution Why is it significant From Roman to Byzantine Empire What problems did the Eastern Roman Empire have What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire. A.D. . 330-. A.D. 1453. “New Rome”. At first, Byzantines followed Roman ways.. Hippodrome was used for chariot races.. Emperors spoke Latin and enforced Roman laws.. As time passed, Byzantines became more Greek.. The Byzantine Empire. Roman government. Byzantine government. How was government similar?. Citizens in the Byzantine Empire thought of themselves as Romans & they shared some similarities with the Roman Empire:. aka Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine Empire. ". Byzantine" derives from Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony founded by a man named . Byzas. . . Located . on the European side of the Bosporus (the strait linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean), . After Rome split, the Eastern Empire, known as Byzantium, flourishes for a thousand years.. A New Rome in a New Setting. The Eastern Roman Empire. Roman Empire officially divides into East and West in 395.. Location. The eastern portion of the former Roman Empire. Capital City – Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Excellent location for trade. Military defense. Fought with the following for control of the area. The Hero Behind . Justinian. Qianyu. Lin. Belisarius, byzantine general (ca.505-565). Flavius Belisarius is a general of the Byzantine Empire who first appeared as a bodyguard of Justinian I in history.. Please get out your notes.. Today’s Agenda. Quick write. Short lecture on . Byzantium. Justinian clip from Dark Ages Documentary. Activity- Justinian , Theodora & the Byzantine Empire according to the sources. Practice saying ‘Byzantine!’. (Biz – un – teen). Constantine moved capital to . Byzantium. . & renamed it . Definition. Byzantine:. this term is a modern invention. The Byzantines called themselves either ‘Romans’. . or ‘Greeks’. Invented by the classical scholar Hieronymus Wolf and popularized by Montesquieu. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. Developments in Europe and the Byzantine Empire. . Where we last left off…. The Roman Empire was divided into two factions. The . Eastern Roman Empire. , centered in Constantinople became highly centralized government known as the . Soon after, on January 13, 532, the races at the Hippodrome were interrupted demanded Justinian pardon these two men. When the angry emperor refused, a riot began. While the crowd screamed In 330 AD the Roman Emperor Constantine shifted the center of power from the western half of the Roman Empire to the Eastern half Constantine wanted to create a New Romeand rebuilt the city of Byzanti Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE). The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and . continued under Greek rule. While the West fell in 485 CE, the . East continued and was a dominant force. In economics, politics, trade, and culture throughout the P-C Era .