Compare And Contrast Roman Empire And Byzantine Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
Constantine
Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D.
Constantinople
The eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Located along the Bosporus shore, the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
395 A.D.
When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome.
Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire.
476 A.D.
Fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Constantinople remained as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Eastern Roman empire
Tried to reestablish the Roman Empire and political unity in the Mediterranean.
I. Justinian and the Eastern Roman Empire
Justinian
Was the …show more content…
Performed ceremonies.
Legislate and executes laws.
Appointed the Patriarch, the head of the Byzantine Church.
Supervised all the functions of the priests.
IV. Contributions of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was also considered as the bridge among the Roman, Greek, Hellenistic, and Christian influences.
Greek traditions prevailed among these influences.
Gregorio Zaide have enumerated the following contributions namely:
The empire preserved and transmitted Christianity, which made the empire as the first Christian nation.
The empire developed the Eastern Orthodox Church which counted 58 million members today.
Christianity was brought to Russia, Eastern Europe, Greece, North Africa, Asia Minor and other countries.
It preserved Greco-Roman culture, language, literature and arts.
Languages of the Byzantine Empire was Greek and Latin.
It preserved and codified Roman law.
The Justinian’s Code
The code that came in Europe in the 11th century which contributed a lot to the development of legal and political thought.
The code was usually attributed to the Roman law but it is really a Byzantine contribution.
It developed new forms of arts, architecture, language and
Constantine
Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D.
Constantinople
The eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Located along the Bosporus shore, the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
395 A.D.
When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome.
Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire.
476 A.D.
Fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Constantinople remained as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Eastern Roman empire
Tried to reestablish the Roman Empire and political unity in the Mediterranean.
I. Justinian and the Eastern Roman Empire
Justinian
Was the …show more content…
Performed ceremonies.
Legislate and executes laws.
Appointed the Patriarch, the head of the Byzantine Church.
Supervised all the functions of the priests.
IV. Contributions of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was also considered as the bridge among the Roman, Greek, Hellenistic, and Christian influences.
Greek traditions prevailed among these influences.
Gregorio Zaide have enumerated the following contributions namely:
The empire preserved and transmitted Christianity, which made the empire as the first Christian nation.
The empire developed the Eastern Orthodox Church which counted 58 million members today.
Christianity was brought to Russia, Eastern Europe, Greece, North Africa, Asia Minor and other countries.
It preserved Greco-Roman culture, language, literature and arts.
Languages of the Byzantine Empire was Greek and Latin.
It preserved and codified Roman law.
The Justinian’s Code
The code that came in Europe in the 11th century which contributed a lot to the development of legal and political thought.
The code was usually attributed to the Roman law but it is really a Byzantine contribution.
It developed new forms of arts, architecture, language and