City located/founded in an old Greek city &
had the perfect geographic location to
become a great commercial city because of
the water access
Constantinople was strategically
important because its location was
good for fighting off Europe's
enemy invasions
Justanian, 527-565 AD
He was a transitional figure from
Ancient world to Medieval World
Military Campaigns, he wanted to take back
the west and to some degree he was
successful
Corpus Juris Civilis, the body of civil law. It had a
major impact on laws of W. Europe and religious
laws
Hagia Sophia, one of the
largest/beautiful/important church of
its day.
It had a huge dome. 1st time
Byzantine Engineers had been
able to put a round dome over
a rectangular building
There is symbolism in it. It
looks very eastern because
it reflects eastward drift of
Byzantine/Roman Empire
Theodora
Queen alongside Justine
If not for her, Justine may not
have been able to accomplish
the things he did.
NIKE REVOLT, 531 AD, Justine was frightened by this revolt. Procorpious says
Theodora gave him a pep talk and convinced him not to leave and fight for his
empire. He then put down the revolt, because of Theodora.
Procopius, 531 AD, wrote books about
history. He didn't like Theodora and Justinian
and was very critical of them. He wrote,
Secret History, a book about them both that
says Theodora came from the lower class
and was not a noble woman and she was a
prostitute.
The Fall of
Constantinople, 1453
The Monarchy (an absolute
monarchy), Governed Byzantine
Empire. A bueracacey. They were
Unichs.
The Byzantine Church, it was a state
church. Closely allied with policies in
Monarch
Byzantine Army and Navy, best organized, best
led, most discipline of they day. Used best
weaponry, such as 'Greek Fire'.
The Byzantines put emphasis on education and preserved the learning of
old and passed on to other civilizations, such as Mohammedan World