1. Byzantium Becomes the New Rome

2. Western
Rome
SPLITS
EASTERN
ROME

3. Western
Rome
EASTERN
ROME
Byzantine

4. Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROME
EASTERN ROME
Capital = Constantinople
Continued as the New ROME
Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperors

5. EASTERN
ROME
BECOMES
Byzantine Empire

6. Constantinople
Survived because it was far away from the Germanic tribe invasions
It was the crossroads of trade so it was successful
Preserved Greco-Roman culture

7. Justinian
Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight
He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome
Had ABSOLUTE POWER = controlled both government and church

9. Byzantine Under Justinian
He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions

10. Justinian’s Accomplishments
Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals
2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths
Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.

11. Justinian Code
Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Roman law.
Some laws were outdated
Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code
This became known as the Justinian Code that was used for 900 years after his death

12. Justinian Expands Trade
The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way”
It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls

13. Justinian Expands Trade
There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy
Tin from England
Wine from France
Cork from Spain
Ivory and gold from Africa

15. Byzantium Preserves Learning
Families valued education
Sent children to monastic or public schools
Hired private tutors
Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric
They preserved Greek and Roman great works

16. Justinian’s Building Program
Launched the most ambitious public building program the Roman world had ever seen.
City protected by a deep moat, and three walls that were 25 feet thick
City coast was surrounded by a 14-mile stone wall

17. The Hagia Sophia Justinian's most splendid building
Christian church later taken by the Muslims

20. That’s All Folks!