Byzantium Becomes the New Rome Copyright Clara Kim
Byzantium Becomes the New Rome Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
SPLITS
• Capital = Constantinople • Continued as the New ROME • Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperors
CO BE ES M Byzantine Empire
Constantinople • Survived because it was far away from the Germanic tribe invasions • It was the crossroads of trade so it was successful • Preserved Greco. Roman culture
Justinian • Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight • He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome • Had ABSOLUTE POWER = controlled both government and church
Byzantine Under Justinian • He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions
Justinian’s Accomplishments • Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals • 2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths • Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.
Justinian Code • Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Roman law. – Some laws were outdated – Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code • This became known as the Justinian Code that was used for 900 years after his death
Justinian Expands Trade • The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way” – It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls
Justinian Expands Trade • There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy – Tin from England – Wine from France – Cork from Spain – Ivory and gold from Africa
Byzantium Preserves Learning • Families valued education – Sent children to monastic or public schools – Hired private tutors – Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric • They preserved Greek and Roman great works
Justinian’s Building Program • Launched the most ambitious public building program the Roman world had ever seen. • City protected by a deep moat, and three walls that were 25 feet thick • City coast was surrounded by a 14 -mile stone wall
The Hagia Sophia • Justinians’ most splendid building • Christian church later taken by the Muslims
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