1. The Byzantine Empire
Unit 2: The Fall of Rome
World History
Mr. Duffy

2. The Roman Empire Divided in 294

3. Constantine’s City--Constantinopolis

4. Sunset on the “Golden Horn”

5. Emperor Justinian [r. 527-564]

6. Empress Theodora

7. Justinian’s Empire at its Peak

8. Justinian’s Code
Corpus Juris Civilis:
1. Digest
2. Code
3. Institutes 

9. The Hagia Sophia 537 AD -The primary church in Constantinople.
The name means Holy
Wisdom.
Rebuilt by Emperor
Justinian I ( ).
In 1453, the Ottomans
made Hagia Sophia a
mosque and is now a
museum.
-The church was the
most important church
of the Christian East.

11. Emperor John II Komnenos, Virgin Mary and Empress Irene mosaic
A Mosaic
Emperor John II Komnenos, Virgin Mary and Empress Irene mosaic

12. The Greek Orthodox Church
Annunciation Church
Wauwatosa, WI
Holy Trinity Church
Charleston, SC
St Nicholas, London

13. The Greek Orthodox Church
Trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ.
Apostolic succession established the seats of Patriarchy.
Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire.
It continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of Constantinople

14. The Great Schism
The Christian church split into the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox and the Western (Latin) Roman Catholic churches.
Reunification attempts have failed over the centuries even though the relationship between the two churches has been strong since 1965.

16. Catholic vs. Greek Orthodox
The Pope is the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide. He lives in Vatican City, Italy
The Patriarch serves the same role in the Greek Orthodox Church and resides in Istanbul, Turkey

17. Icons
Greek term meaning image. Icons are filled with symbolism designed to convey information about the person or event depicted.

19. Accomplishments Preserved Greek and Roman learning and works.
Developed new Christian learning.
Created a strong and just legal system.
Connected trade between Asia and Europe.
Promoted the liberal arts.
Developed major cities throughout Europe.
Built beautiful churches, colleges throughout the Empire.