1. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400)

2. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East

3. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities

4. Map of Constantinople

6. Ephesus: Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary

7. Antioch left: fourth-century floor mosaic from baths of Antioch right: funerary banquet

8. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life

9. City Games & Entertainment: The Races, paid for by the wealthy, attended by all!

10. Hippodrome Obelisk

11. John Chrysostom, alias "Golden Mouth"

12. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor

13. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities

14. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture

15. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures

16. Local Cultures of the East Edessa, in Syria: the "Pool of Abraham" Local Cultures of the East Edessa, in Syria: the "Pool of Abraham"

17. Syriac manuscript: Moses before Pharaoh

18. Power of the written word: Coptic manuscript containing sermons by Shenoute of Atripe

19. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies

20. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies A. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?

21. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?

22. Why the barbarians can't get in: The Land Walls (Constantinople)

24. The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_ I. Constantinople and the East A. Great Eastern Cities B. Urban Life C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor D. Growth of Cities II. Learning and Culture III. Local Cultures IV. Different Destinies A. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?