Byzantine Empire

The Eastern Roman EmpireSplit by Diocletian

A new culture created by Roman, Greek and Asian influences

Bronze Mosiacs

Hagia Sophia

Government

Emperor Constantine -Moves capital to Constantinople (used to be Byzantium on the

Bosporus Strait )

~Justinian 527-565 Emperor – Ruled by absolute power~Conquered much of Old Roman Empire~Justinian Code – unified code of lows

Justinian-~Rebuilt Constantinople

~Built churches –Hagia Sophia church of Holy Wisdom

~Built public baths, aqueducts, courts, schools and hospitals

Rebuilds walls

Culture~Valued education ~Struck by bubonic plague~Constantly invaded~Created the Cyrillic alphabet (Influences Russia)~Empire tries to preserve Greek and Roman culture

Christian Church (1054)Schism – split over numerous

differences