The Rise of the Byzantine Empire Goal To

The Rise of the Byzantine Empire

�Goal: To reestablish the glorious Roman Empire �Reclaim lost land � Got back nearly all of the Roman land �Calls himself Caesar � Why would he do this? �Absolute Rule: Total Rule � Head of Church and State � How would this connection strengthen Justinian’s power? �Building campaign in Constantinople � Make it a glorious capital – rebuilding portions and taking on additional building projects The Reign of Justinian

Constantinople as Center of Trade �Vendors selling goods from all over Asia, Africa and Europe. �Plague – 542 – 700 A. D. � Arrived on ships from India, which were infested with rats.

Constantinople � Works on city fortifications �Hagia Sophia – Church of Holy Wisdom � Seen as symbol of the connection between Church and State. �Hippodrome – arena where chariot races were held � Nika Rebellion – �Riots between Greens and Blues �Dissatisfied with Emperor, call for him to be overthrown �Justinian debates the idea of fleeing city, Empress Theodora convinces him to stay �Sends in the Army and massacres all who oppose him

Constantinople

Hagia Sophia

Hippodrome

� Code of Roman laws that was the basis of imperial law for the Byzantine Empire. � Consisted of 4 Parts The Code – Roman Laws 2. The Digest – Opinion’s of greatest legal minds 3. The Institutes – textbook for law students 4. The Novellae – New Laws 1. � Deal with many areas of life – marriage, slavery, property, inheritance, women’s rights, and criminal justice. Justinian’s Code

The Role of Theodora � Justinian name her Empress upon their wedding. � Would question her husband’s orders and pursued her own agenda. � Diplomacy: Conducted negotiations � Negotiated with Persians � Domestic Issues � Helped with natural disasters � Dealt with women’s rights � Built hospitals for the poor

Byzantine Culture �Value Education � Specifically Classical learning � Preserves classical Greek and Roman work, during a time when Europe will forget its classical roots.

Crash Course: Byzantine Empire �http: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=3 Psz. VWZN WVA&list=PLdrf 77 MAw. Ln 71 vpu. LNc 9 r. PXUk. KNE a 9 Cc&safe=active