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Byzantine Empire ( ) AIM: Why was the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) successful while the Western Roman Empire, was not? was not? Do Now: List at least three (3) causes of the fall of the Roman Empire? AD or BC?

What were three (3) Causes of the fall of the Roman Empire?

Split of Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire with territory in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the eastern Mediterranean, maintained very high levels of political, economic, and cultural life between 500 and 1450 C.E. The Byzantine Empire, once part of the grater Roman Empire continued flourishing from an eastern Mediterranean base after Roman decline The empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most off eastern Europe.

The Origins 292: Diocletian divides the Roman empire into two. 324: Constantine reunites the two parts 330: Constantine builds a new capital in the location of ancient Byzantium 337: The death of Constantine results in division between east and west.

Constantinople Successive emperors build strong walls, palaces, churches, gardens, aquaducts and made the city the biggest, strongest and most enlightened city of medieval Christendom The Walls of Theodosius

Cistern Basilica

Hippodrome (Circus Maximus)

Emperor Justinian

The Age of Justinian ( ) 536: Re-conquest of Rome and much of Italy took many years. North Africa and the Spanish coast were easily conquered. Victories over Persia in the east consolidate the borders

Hagia Sophia, Church of the Holy Wisdom, 6th c.

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Justinian’s Legacy Built Hagia Sophia Church which remained the seat of Eastern Christianity until the Fall of Constantinople. Rebuilt the Hippodrome (chariot race track) 552: Byzantine monks sneak silkworms and mulberry out of China. Justinian orders the codification of Roman Christian law know known as the Justinian Code Destroyed the last stronghold of paganism (non-believers in Christianity) Ruled as an Autocrat with help from wife Theodora.

The Byzantine empire in 565, at its largest expansion ever.

The End of the Byzantine Empire The Byzantine empire drew to a close in 1453 when forces from the Muslim Ottoman Empire which surrounded and conquered Constantinople.Byzantine empire Muslim Ottoman Empire The ancient Christian city was renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

The Timeline of the Byzantine Empire

The Contributions/Achievements of the Byzantine Empire