THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE 330- 1453
Here are the answers. What could be the questions? 330 CONSTANTINOPLE 1453 EMPEROR CONSTANTINE HAGIA SOPHIA LATIN AND GREEK EMPRESS THEY ARE PORTRAYALS OF CHRIST OR OTHER SACRED PERSONAGES
COURSE OUTLINE: 1) GENERAL FACTS ON THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE 2) THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE 3) THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE and ITS IMPACT A) classical texts B) law C) religion D) icons E) sports clubs F) architecture
CONSTANTINE AND CONSTANTINOPLE
Constantinople’s imperial vision was that of the old Roman Mediterranean Empire.
Obstacles to this imperial vision
It would take two or three months to travel from east to west It would take two or three months to travel from east to west. For example from Crete to Carthage or Cadiz.
Constantinople remained the city of luxury, fashion and culture.
Mehmed II of the Ottomans conquered Constantinople.
PHASES OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE: 330- 532 the Early Byzantine Period 532-565 Justinien’s Expansion 565-717 Contraction 717- 843 Reconstruction, Iconoclasticism 843-1071 Expansion (Golden Age) this is an era of great splendour, ceremony, the restoration of education, and of learning. 1071- 1453 Late Byzantine Period
The Byzantines believed that their empire was willed by God and protected by God and the emperor was God’s chosen representative on Earth.