Byzantine

Eastern Roman EmpireGreece, Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt

mosaics

Preserved the Roman law

Written law code that formed the basis for Byzantine law.Code, Digest, Institutes, Novellae

useful Roman law

summarized Roman legal opinion

guide for law students

new laws passed after 534AD "new"

crime, marriage, property, and slavery

A beautiful church that was turned into a mosque then a museum

Holy Wisdom

Theodora

A lot younger than Justinian, an actress, "lady of the evening" looked down upon by society. very smart, clever, and loved Justinian

One of Justinian's best advisors, convinced him to change laws to improve the status of women, he altered divorce laws, allowed christian women to won property

People in Byzantine wanted to overthrow Justinian and he was going to retreat, but Theodora convinced him to stay and fight, and his troops were victorious

Besilarius

Won Roman lands back from Germanic tribes and Justinian's empire reached its greatest size

try to maintain peaceful relationships between countries

Strong central government, officials were skilled and well paid, clever diplomats, alliances through marriage with foreign nations, military forces are well trained, weapons are more efficient, invented Greek fire, Constantinople was an ideal location

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petroleum based, continues to burn while floating on water

East: priests can marry, no veneration icons, no pope, God was more important

orders the destruction and said it was heresy not to allow worship of icons

Church splitsRoman catholic in west--popeEastern Orthodox in east--patriarch

After Justinians' death, many wars followed

Persians, Lombards, Avars, Slavs

Syria, Palestine, and North Africa

much of Asia Minor because of the food and soldiers

The Ottoman Turks capturing Constantinople in 1453

historian who wrote about Justinian during and after he was alive.

The "secret history" he bashed Justinian and the general's wife

the truth; you have to be truthful especially when recording history

authorized jurist Trebonian

Corpus Juris CivilisThe DigestThe InstitutesNovels

Body of Civil Law

Writings of Roman jurists

summary of cheif principals of Roman law

new edicts issued during Justinian's reign

became the basis of imperial law in the Byzantine EmpireWritten in latin-kept Roman cultureBecame basis of the legal system of all of Europe

Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, roads, bridges, baths, walls, law courts, hospitals, schools, monasteries and churches

court historian for Justinian who was considered the last major historian of the ancient world

"Wars of Justinian" "Buildings of Justinian" "The Secret History"

DID NOT LIKE HIM said to be evil, cruel, stupid, greedy, etc

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brought a revival and made reforms in education, church life, military, peasant life

drives a greater wedge between the different churches

Founded by Basil I

impressed emperor Michael III with his wrestling skills and married his mistress, and made co-emperor. He then murdered Michael a year later and bec