The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400)

The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_

I. Constantinople and the East

The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_

I. Constantinople and the East

A. Great Eastern Cities

Map of Constantinople

Ephesus:  Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary

                                                                     

                                                                     

Antioch

left: fourth-century floor mosaic from baths of Antiochright: funerary banquet

The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_

I. Constantinople and the East

A. Great Eastern Cities

B. Urban Life

City Games & Entertainment: 

The Races, paid for by the wealthy, attended by all!

Hippodrome Obelisk

John Chrysostom, alias "Golden Mouth"

The Eastern Roman Empire (c.400_

I. Constantinople and the East

A. Great Eastern Cities

B. Urban Life

C. Cities, Churches, and the Poor

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

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

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

Local Cultures of the East

Edessa, in Syria:  the "Pool of Abraham"

                                                                                          

                  

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

Syriac manuscript: 

Moses before Pharaoh

Power of the written word: 

Coptic manuscript containing sermons by Shenoute of Atripe

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

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?

Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive the barbarians?

                                                                                         

               

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

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?