1. The Byzantine Empire
Chapter 11
Section 1

2. Key Terms Justinian Justinian code Hagia Sophia Patriarch Icon
Excommunication
Cyrillic alphabet

3. A New Rome on a New Setting
Roman Empire divided in 395
Justinian 527
Sent Belisarius to recover North Africa
Two years later Belisarius attacked Rome

4. A New Rome in a New Setting
Seized it from the Ostrogoths
Justinian armies won nearly all of Italy and parts of Spain
Byzantine Emperors rule with absolute power
Headed the church and the state

5. A New Rome in a New Setting
They appointed and dismissed bishops at will
89 Byzantine emperors 29 died violently
13 left the throne for monasteries

6. Life in New Rome Separate governments Most did not speak Latin
Most spoke Greek
Justinian code- single uniform code that consisted of four works

7. Justinian Code Code has 5000 Roman laws
Digest-opinions of Rome’s greatest thinkers about law (50 volumes)
The Institutes-textbook for law students
The Novellae-New laws, legislation after 534

8. Creating the Imperial Capitol
Justinian rebuilt Constantinople
Viewed churches as the most visible sign of connection of church and state
Hagia Sophia-hailed as the most splendid church in the Christian world

9. Creating the Imperial Capitol
Build new aqueducts
Public baths
Courts
Schools
Hospitals
Preserved Greco-Roman culture
Families valued education

10. Constantinople’s Hectic Pace
Mese- middle way runs through Constantinople
Merchants line the streets
Free entertainment at the Hippodrome
Rioters wanted Justinian overthrown
30,000 rebels slaughtered

11. The Empire Falls Justinian dies 565 Plague of Justinian
Came from India
10,000 people a day died
Lasted till 700

12. The Empire Falls Attacks from East and West Lombards in the west
Avars, Slavs, Bulgars from the north
Persians in the East
Attacked Constantinople
Russians and the Turks
Fought their way into Byzantine territory

13. The Empire Falls Byzantines tried to protect their empire by
Bribes
Diplomacy
Military power
7th century
Herculias emperor
Provinces became military districts
Constantinople fell in 1453

14. The Church Divides Christianity different in East and West
Saint Basil wrote how Christians should behave
398 to 404 Chrysostom
Patriarch-a leading bishop of the east
Still bowed to emperor

15. The Church Divides 730 Emperor Leo III banned icons
Icons-religious images used by eastern Christians
Said it was idol worship
People rioted, clergy rebelled
Excommunication-outcast of the church

16. The Church Divides Pope excommunicates a Byzantine emperor
Theodora restores icons
1034- Pope and Patriarch excommunicate each other
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

17. Byzantine Missionaries Convert Slavs
Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril worked with Slavs
Made alphabet for Slavic languages
Cyrillic Alphabet- written in Slav and Russian
Slavs could read the Bible in their own tongue