Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor who helped to renew the Byzantine Empire that would leave an eternal legacy for Western Civilization. During Justinian’s reign‚ the Byzantine Empire was at a time of decline. With Justinian’s visions‚ he was able to lay out a foundation that would help the Byzantine Empire live for many years to come. Justinian was born in 483 AD at Tauresium in Illyricum in the Balkans of what is now central Europe. He was the nephew of Emperor Justin. His uncle Justin had passed
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rich tradition of art‚ literature‚ and theology. The survival of the Byzantine Empire could be credited to its geographic advantages. Its capital‚ Constantinople (named after Emperor Constantine)‚ was located on a strait between Asia and Europe which gave it control over the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and access to the rich agricultural resources of both areas.(217) Under the rule of Justinian I‚ the Byzantine Empire flourished. He introduced the silk industry to the West which
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In 1453 the great city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire‚ marking the end of the Byzantine Rule. During the Ottoman Rule‚ the Orthodox Church took the responsibility of governing the people of Orthodox faith. Greece was under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople‚ who was under the rule of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that their involvement in the Greek community helped preserve the Greek culture but their corruption and abuse of power caused more harm than good.
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Theodora” began to influence on governing the states. “The traditional family structure seems to have modified in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries‚” although family was very important for the Empire. The change in nuclear family in the Byzantine Empire may have affected on the Empire’s decline‚ too‚ because “reflecting this loosing of traditional internal family structures was the again-increased prominence of women.” This kind of issues on traditional family may have made imperial women
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Back in the Macedonian time period of the Byzantine Empire‚ many philosophical and theological debates were held. These debates could be held anywhere‚ even on the streets. The debates helped keep knowledge of Greek heritage about. Debates kept knowledge of what was accepted and believed‚ as well as deciding what was feasible in the eyes of the public. Debating was a sign of respect to Byzantine predecessors and heirs. They were a tradition‚ of sorts. The goal of this document is to teach you how
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It’s a shame that “Byzantine‚” when not used in reference to the Eastern Roman Empire‚ tends to have a negative connotation. Not only did the Byzantine Empire last for over a thousand years‚ it reached out so far that countries from Libya to Bulgaria and Slovenia to Egypt can claim a legacy from it‚ keeping the fallen West safe from invading barbarians until the time of its own spectacular decline. When you realize that‚ it is especially shameful that the West no longer considered the Eastern Roman
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before the renaissance‚ the most usual form of art was a style was one which closely resembled Byzantine Christian artwork. Through research‚ I found a definition for this style of artwork. A website called Britannica described Byzantine Christian art in way that was easy for me to understand‚ it was defined as “Based on the dynamic of lines and flat areas of color rather than form‚” (Britannica‚ Byzantine Christian par.5). This style of work is the very basis of comparison of Cimabue’s work and the
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Annotation 9: 1200 C.E. Social Structure of the Byzantine Empire (Theme 5) The Byzantine Empire consisted of three different classes. The upper class included aristocrats‚ government officials‚ senior military officers‚ and large landowners. The middle class included merchants and owners of medium-sized landed properties. The lower class included people working under those of the upper class and the clergy. It was possible to move up the ladder to a different class through military service or
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The increase in mosaics in churches in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Era was largely due to the influence of the Roman Emperor Constantine (ruled from 306 to 337 AD). During his rule as emperor‚ Christianity became the major religion and there was a push for more buildings to house the followers of Christ. Along with the new buildings there was a need to decorate these places of worship accordingly and express the religion in a grandiose sort of way. Mosaics were generally the inexpensive and
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the capital of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire‚ by the Emperor Constantine. The Eastern Empire eventually became known as the Byzantine Empire‚ its name deriving from‚ Byzantium‚ the place of Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire reached its climax during the sovereignty of Emperor Justinian 1. Italy‚ southern Spain‚ and North Africa‚ were conquered by the Byzantines. The Justinian code of laws was developed‚ and the Church of Hagia Sophia was built. Southern Spain was lost to the Visigoths and
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