The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400)
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities
Map of Constantinople
Ephesus: Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
Antioch left: fourth-century floor mosaic from baths of Antioch right: funerary banquet
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life
City Games & Entertainment: The Races, paid for by the wealthy, attended by all!
Hippodrome Obelisk
John Chrysostom, alias "Golden Mouth"
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures
Local Cultures of the East Edessa, in Syria: the "Pool of Abraham" Local Cultures of the East Edessa, in Syria: the "Pool of Abraham"
Syriac manuscript: Moses before Pharaoh
Power of the written word: Coptic manuscript containing sermons by Shenoute of Atripe
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies A. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?
Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?
Why the barbarians can't get in: The Land Walls (Constantinople)
The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies A. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?