HIST110 Lecture Notes - Pope Leo Iii, Corpus Juris Civilis, Nika Riots
11 Apr 2013
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Emperor theodosius ii (408 - 450 c. e. ) founded in 650 b. c. e. (constantine"s expanded city with a bigger hippodrome) Alaric & visigoths captured rome: constantinople most important imperial city. Germanic tribes: goths split into visigoths [west goths] & ostrogoths [east goths, vandals and huns. 493-526, theodoric, ostrogoth king, unsuccessful campaigns against constantinople. Odoacer, ostrogoth king, deposed romulus augustulus in rome (476 c. e. ) 532 nika riot (greens" vs blues) (city divided between groups of supporters, groups became political, supported by aristocrats, became powerful)(gangs) (arson/riot) General belisarius massacred 30,000 rebels in hippodrome. Enabled justinian to regain western provinces: belisarius helped dislodged ostrogoths from italy, vandals from north africa, & visigoths from spain. Slavs and avars invade from north of byzantium (problems)(low resources to maintain big empire) Persians break their peace with justinian change of fortunes. Corpus juris civilis (body of civil laws)(helped stabilize rules)
