Byzantine Empire Flashcards
What was the Justinian code
A body of roman law collected and organized by Justin around 534 A.D . It lasted 900 years
What was the Hagia Sophia
Church destroyed by mobs and rioters in 532 and rebuilt by Justinian
What is a patriarch
A leader of the eastern church
What is a Icon
Religious images used in practices by eastern Christians
Excommunication
Formal declaration that someone is no longer a member of the church
Cyrillic alphabet
Invented by Saints and Methodius, in which most Slavic languages, including Russian, was written
Who was Belisarius
Leading general in Justinian’s army
Mese
Merchant trade center running no through the Main Street of Constantinople
The Nika Rebellian
Riots in Hippodrome
Saint John Chrysostom
Bishop of Constantinople from 398-404, Chrysostom was the patriarch or leading bishop of the east
Saint basil
Wrote rulers for the rights of monks in 357
Roman Catholic church
The largest Christian church, with more that 1.25 billion followers worldwide. One of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of the western civilization. It is headed by the Pope
Eastern Orthodox Church
The body of modern churches, including among others the Greeks and Russian orthodox, which is derived from the church of the Byzantine empire, adheres to the Byzantine riots, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.
What happened in the 300s A.D
The emperor Constantine moved the Capitol of the Roman Empire to the east where he built a beautiful new city Capitol named Constantinople, it was the site of the old port city of Byzantium
What happened in 395
The Roman Empire was split
What happened to the western part
It was overrun my German tribes and dis not exist after 476
What happened to the eastern part
The eastern part, or the Byzantine, was very strong and lasted hundreds of years. In 527, Justinian became the Byzantine emperor.
What was happening around 550
Justinian ruled almost all of the territory of the old Roman Empire
What did Justinian build and create.
He created the Justinian code, he built sturdy walls around the city, he built schools, hospitals, and baths, and the Main Street of the city had markets and shops where people bought and sold goods.
What happened in 532
Riots broke out against Justinian, the riots destroyed the Hagia Sophia but Justinian would later rebuild it and become the most beautiful church in the Christian church
The Justinian code was made of…
- The Code, contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire.
- The Digest, quoted and summarized the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal thinkers about the laws. This massive work ran to a total of 50 volumes.
- The Institutes, was a textbook that told law students how to use the laws.
- The Novellae, (New Laws) presented legislation passed after 534
What happened in 565
Justinian dies
Who was Justinian
He was a powerful Byzantine emperor who ruled from 527-565
