1. Byzantine Empire October 11

2. Activator
What are some qualities and characteristics of a great leader?

3. Byzantine Empire
Rome had fallen on hard times, the Empire slowly fell apart.
Two empires
the Eastern (Byzantine)
The capital of the Eastern Empire was Constantinople (in modern day Turkey)
the Western

4. Justinian
In 527, Justinian became the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
He set out to re-conquer areas of the Western Empire which had been overrun by invaders
He temporarily recaptured a vast majority of the old empire
Set about rebuilding Constantinople including: schools, courts, hospitals and the Hagia Sophia (A Christian orthodox church)

5. Nika Rebellion AD 532 Two groups became disorderly in the Hippodrome
Sparked a city wide riot
Stared because of anger towards the government

6. Nika Rebellion Justinian (emperor) wanted to flee Theodora
Wife of Justinian
Held a strong influence over her husband
urged him to stay & put down a rebellion
obtained the role of his advisor thus creating immense power
Established more rights for women

7. Justinian’s Law Code Made up of 4 parts:
The Code: contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws
The Digest: quotes and opinions from famous Roman legal thinkers
The Institutes: a textbooks for students to learn how to use the law
The Novellae: new laws

8. Justinian’s Law Code A uniform code of laws for the Byzantine Empire
Lasted over 900 years
Edited old Roman laws and wrote down laws that were based on custom
Most important contribution was his codification of Roman law
The Body of Civil Law
Created a single, uniform code
Became the basis for much of the legal system of Europe

9. A page from Justinian’s Code
The code is now commonly referred to as the Corpus Juris Civilis or “Body of Civil Law”

10. Imperial Capital Hagia Sophia- “Holy Wisdom”
Viewed churches as the most visible sign of the close connection between church and state in his empire
Enlarged his palace, built baths, aqueducts, law courts, schools, and hospitals
Established the preservation of Greco-Roman culture

11. The Mese or Constantinople’s Main Street

12. The Hippodrome

13. Recapture of the West
By 552 he had almost restored the full Roman Empire
3 years after his death in 565
Byzantium suffered population loss with the outbreak of a plague similar to the Bubonic Plague
The Lombards had conquered much of Italy
Constantly being pushed by Islam

14. The Walls of Constantinople

15. Summarizer