PPT-Byzantine Empire: 395-1453

Byzantine Empire 3951453 Why do we care Buffer state Western culture ArtArchitecture Orthodox Christianity Byzantine Empire 3951453 ByzantiumConstantine How did the Byzantines survive Absolute. 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. and . Early Russia. AP European History. Byzantine Empire. Formation of the Empire. Established by Emperor Diocletian’s division of the Roman Empire. Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Constantine reunited the empires but moved the capital to Constantinople. 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. Dates: 330-1500. Map of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. . Byzantium was the name of a small, but important town at the . Religion. Constantine became Christian. Ended persecution of Christians. Made Christianity the official religion of Rome. Capital City. Moved capital from Rome to Byzantium. Rebuilt the city stronger. Roman Imperial . in its form of government;. Orthodox Christian . in religion. Greek . in its culture and language. From Eastern Roman to Byzantine Empire. Constantinople. – imperial capital; center of a world empire; a Christian city under the protection of God; . 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. Roman Republic. Roman government from 500BCE-44BCE. Ruled by the elected senate and consuls.. Punic Wars. Three wars between Rome and Carthage for hegemony of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. (264BCE -146 BCE). 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 . Byzantine Empire – Eastern Roman Empire 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 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 . Unit Two. Introduction. When the Western Roman Empire crumbled in the 5. th. century, as it was overrun by invading tribes, a new empire began to rise. Emperor Constantine had seen this threat as it became apparent in the 4.