1. The Byzantine Empire
The New Rome

2. Constantinople’s location
Advantages of
Constantinople’s location
Protection of the eastern frontier
Constantine moves capital of Rome to Constantinople
Distance from Germanic invasions in the western empire
Crossroads of Trade
Land and Sea
Constantinople = seat of Byzantine Empire until Ottoman conquest in 1453
Natural harbor encouraged sea trade
Constantinople = preserved classical Greco-Roman culture
Easily fortified site on peninsula

3. Constantinople’s location
Advantages of
Constantinople’s location
Protection of the eastern frontier
Constantine moves capital of Rome to Constantinople
Distance from Germanic invasions in the western empire
Crossroads of Trade
Land and Sea
Constantinople = seat of Byzantine Empire until Ottoman conquest in 1453
Natural harbor encouraged sea trade
Constantinople = preserved classical Greco-Roman culture
Easily fortified site on peninsula

4. Constantinople’s location
Advantages of
Constantinople’s location

5. Constantinople’s location
Advantages of
Constantinople’s location

6. The greatest example of Byzantine architecture
The Hagia Sophia
The greatest example of Byzantine architecture

7. Emperor Justinian The greatest Byzantine emperor
Accomplishments of Justinian