What is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantines? The Byzantine Empire and its capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than one thousand years and helped shape the history of the modern world. The Byzantines have been largely ignored in classrooms across the nation. Key reasons to study the Byzantine are their religious influence‚ preservation of literature‚ and defense tactics. The question as stated is‚ what is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantine? The primary reason to study
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At the beginning of Justinian’s reign reformed and reorganized the military‚ this would increase as cavalry played more important role in battles. The army was still mostly made out of Infantry‚ using traditional Roman tactics. Justinian then launched campaigns in North Africa and Italy‚ to drive out the Ostrogoths‚ a Germinic barbarian tribe that invaded Italy‚ and conquer lost territories. The Battle of Dara was soon fought in 530 AD‚ and was the first victories of general Belisarius
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other materials. The mosaic art was created for doors‚ footpaths‚ tables‚ walls‚ floors and ceilings. The people of Byzantium used mosaic art so they can decorate buildings‚ and churches. One famous church‚ the Hagia Sophia was built by Emperor Justinian. It was decorated with colorful art all over. Byzantines specialized in covering walls and ceilings. The smalti (colored glass) allowed light to reflect and refract within the glass. Also they were set at slight angles to the wall‚ so that they caught
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the previous Roman Republic not the actual empire‚ is still significant because it remained in affect throughout their entire civilization. The Twelve Tables marked the beginning of a distinguished history of Roman law‚ which extended down to the Justinian code of the sixth . . . The Roman Senate had executive power‚ while Han emperors presided over a centralized‚ bureaucratic government headed by a prime minister. As time progressed‚ empires became mixtures of previous empires� aspects of civilization
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270 feet long in the form of a cross. What I like about the Byzantine Empire is that they believe in god and that for a nation/empire can last 1000 years while you are surrounded by enemies that hate your guts. The best Byzantine Empire leader was Justinian he was the best due to the fact that he knew who to pick to help him lead the empire and they were his wife Theodora and the commander and chief of his army Belisarius. I would say the best time for the Islam Empire would be in the early 600s. The
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the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Mt. Sinai‚ Egypt; it has been dated to the middle part of the sixth century‚ between 549 CE and 564 CE (Stokstad 274). Located in the church’s apse‚ it is likely a result of the patronage of the great Emperor Justinian I (Stokstad 274). In the center of the mosaic‚ we see the transfigured Christ in great power and glory. He is surrounded by a beautiful blue halo known as a mondorla. His feet do not touch the ground; rather‚ His body hangs in the air‚ above the
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Constantinople. Justinian Reigned from 527-565. Military conquests‚ rebuilds city‚ law code. From Macedonia. Adopted. Had a lot of smart people working in his administration. Retook Rome as a way to get a larger tax base. Wanted to restore religious unity‚ afraid Jesus was returning and wanted Rome back to the great city it was. Theodora Justinian’s wife. “Dancer” might have been a prostitute. Co-ruler of the Empire. Shrewd negotiator. During riots in Constantinople she told Justinian he needed to
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Hagia Sophia one of the most admirable buildings ever created‚ designed by Anthemios of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus‚ and built under the Emperor Justinian I from 532–537. The building has an Unbelievable way of allowing light into the building‚ instead of a few large arched windows Hagia Sophia distributes the weight and allows for numerous windows allowing sunlight to pour into the building. Just in the great hallway alone about ten large arched windows allow the beautifully painted mosaics
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continued to survive. During 527-565 CE Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire and was highly praised. Justinian throughout his reign attempted to reunite the Roman Empire and was greatly successful. As a result‚ Justinian did not develop a unique Byzantine Empire instead he recreated Rome through following Roman laws‚ leading similarly to previous emperors‚ and by continuing to have Christianity as an official religion. The Byzantine emperor known as Justinian kept and adjusted the old Roman laws. The
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Byzantine Empire Under Justinian According to legend‚ Rome was founded by twin brothers named Romulus and Remus in 753 BC who were raised by a she-wolf. The Roman Empire commenced when Augustus Caesar became the very first emperor of Rome and ended in the west when Romulus Augustulus‚ was ousted by a Germanic King entitled as Odoacer. The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during late relic and the middle ages. Its capital was Constantinople the
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