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1 PRIMES of Byzantium

2 Politics Emperor not considered a God but a representative of Christ
God gave the throne- if Emperor was overthrown, means God no longer favors Diplomatic- greeted, dined, entertained foreign dignitaries (unless you were an enemy) Chooses Patriarch (so in charge of religion) Justinian= famous emperor Justice= Justinian’s Code

3 Religion Christian Emperor was not a god but a representative of Christ Eastern Orthodox Spoke Greek Priests can marry head of church is Emperor who chose patriarch Tolerant of other religions No icons

4 Intelligence Used science for military advances & advances in medicine
3 types of schools: Palace school (trained civil service), Patriarchal school (trained priests), Monastic school (trained young monks)…. Labor guilds Preserve Greek and Roman language, literature and culture

5 Military Greek fire/ walls
Themes- Military districts- divided land and allowed peasants to rule land  LOYALTY Mountain ranges/ Water (Black sea, Bosporus Strait) Army= best fighting force in the world. Officers trained in geography/ strategy Office of Barbarians- collected information on enemies living in surrounding empires

6 Economy Crossroad between Europe and Asia Taxed trade routes
Received LOTS of goods from Asia / Europe Mese- Main Street

7 Society City= cafes, entertainment, open forums, Mese
Leading sport= chariot Hippodrome Sport factions actually advised emperor

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