HIST 1001 Chapter : Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
Friday, October 16, 2015
1:30 PM
•Name from Byzantium
•Originally Constantinople
• Called self Romans still
•Justinian
Emperor during 500s
a Dream to return the western empire back to Rome.
Assembles best legal minds in empire
•orders them to cotify the empire
Becomes known as Code of Justinian
•First time since (2 tables clear law
•Emperor top power
• Became foundation for history of Europe
•The city of Constantinople was controlled by sports fans • Chariot Races far.
•Blue and Green teams take over city -Basically Gangs
•Riot b/w blue and green breakout
-Justinian uses this time take over
Hippodrome: where races are held
513,000 Massacred here during riot
•Begins building in Constantinople
•Hagia Sophia; greets for church of holy Wisdom * Huge christian Church
•Was Autarchy: ' emperor controlled all.
-Ruled w/ divine authority
eunuchs men who were castrated
a Served emperor
• Emperors kept self away
oconspiricies common
•Merchant 'world traded w/ asia
*Christianity holds it together
• Greek Orthodox Christianity
-concerned w/ worshiping properly
-Meant to appeal to senses
-Major Conflicts
•Icon
-Religious Images
*People would travel for Icons
Dos "Magical Properties"
Document Summary
1:30 pm: name from byzantium, originally constantinople, called self romans still, justinian. Emperor during 500s a dream to return the western empire back to rome. Assembles best legal minds in empire: orders them to cotify the empire. 513,000 massacred here during riot: begins building in constantinople, hagia sophia; greets for church of holy wisdom * huge christian church, was autarchy: " emperor controlled all. Ruled w/ divine authority eunuchs men who were castrated a served emperor: emperors kept self away oconspiricies common, merchant "world traded w/ asia. *christianity holds it together: greek orthodox christianity. Dos "magical properties: wealth from monastavies thanks to pilgrimage, idols being worshiped not ogod. Iconoclasm: destruction of religious images: icons banned by leo. Backlash took place: monks died of whole monasteries shut down. Wanted to spread to shows: invent language for them. Converted eastern europe: saw serf as" most sophisticated society.
