1. Byzantine Empire

2. Byzantine Empire Founded by Constantine Extension of Rome Justinian
Eastern Roman Empire
Continues after Rome’s fall
Christian Empire
Greatest Empire of Dark Ages
Justinian
Emperor at height
Wants to be Roman
Married to Theodora
Unpopular

3. Justinian Law Code Law code created by Justinian with 4 parts
The Code – 5,000 laws Roman laws still useful
The Digest – summary of great political thinkers
The Institutes – textbook for law students
The Novellae – new laws
Roman laws written down & preserved

4. Justinian’s Other Accomplishments
Hippodrome – free entertainment arena for chariot races & circus acts
Could hold up to 60, ,000
532—Nika Rebellion
Protesting taxes
City is burned
Rebuilds (with high taxes)
Hagia Sophia – beautiful cathedral rebuilt by Justinian with great mosaics, lights, etc.

9. Byzantium v. Rome

10. Division in the Church Patriarch – leader of the Eastern church
People riot as a result of emperor’s iconoclasm--banning of icons (religious images to help in devotions)
Pope excommunicates (kicked out of the church) Byzantine emperor

11. Division!
1054 – All this comes to a head as the church splits/divides (schism)
Result of Pope & Patriarch excommunicating each other
Result: Christianity is split into Eastern Orthodox & Western Roman Catholic

12. Crisis for Constantinople
Constantinople attacked (by other Christians) during 4th Crusade (1202–1204)
Burned/Plundered city
Never recovers
1453—Falls to Ottoman Turks
City converted to Muslim city—ISTANBUL!
Legacy:
Extends Hellenistic Culture
Extends Roman values