Byzantine+Empire

  Byzantine Empire By Eric Wilken 

 -The Beginning - --  The Byzantine Empire begun during the late Roman Empire. They were centered around the Eastern Capital of Rome or Constantinople located where Istanbul is. 

-7th and 8th Centuries---  The Byzantine Empire during the 7th and 8th centuries started to reform and become more effective in their army the Byzantine Army had to be  effective so they could keep their Eastern border. In addition during  The 7th and 8th centuries the Byzantine Empire lost a amount of land to outsiders this includes northern Italy to the Lombards  and Africa and southern Iberia to the Muslims  

--10th Century-- During the 10th century the Empire started to have a revived economy where everyone started to prosper due to the steady and trust worth currency that the Byzantines could use to purchase goods. All of this wealth went to fear during the 4th crusade when Constantinople was ransacked and trashed



Then the Empire once again expanded it pushed the Muslims, Slavs and Bulgars to the North and to the East. And later the North gave the North or Northwest some would say gave the Byzantine Empire troubles. The Eastern (Byzantine) and Western Churches were in something called The Great Schism <span class="wiki_link_new">. <span style="text-align: left; display: block; color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(128,0,0); font-size: 120%;">-Geography The Byzantine Empire was effected by its location by being constantly under siege from ether the Muslims on the East or the Barbarians and Europe on the West. This caused the city of Constantinople and the Empire of the Byzantines to have a large walls and a well rounded army. Letting the Byzantine Empire sustain other empires for a long time. <span style="color: rgb(128,0,0); font-size: 12pt;">---Famous People in the Byzantine Empire- There were many people who led the Byzantine Empire to a success like : Leo III managed to defeat a Muslim siege of Constantinople itself in 718 Constantine V turned back a powerful Arab army in Anatolia in 74 Basil II expanded the Byzantine Empire

Alexios I Komnenos restored order to the Byzantine Empire and founded a new dynasty Culture --

Science The Byzantine Science in every period was closely connected with ancient philosophy.

Laws Created laws and helped the Slavs form legal institutions

Religion The Byzantines church or Eastern Orthodox church was the Byzantine Empire main religion. It was founded because of The Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.

Language The Byzantine Empire had one common language of Latin because they were the Eastern Capital of Rome. Except in the 7th century AD the common language was changed to Greek by Heraclius.

Government In the Byzantine government their was one sole ruler named the emperor. By the Byzantines the emperor had divine origins. Then by the end of the 8th Century the power started to move towards a court that was set in place.

Women The Women in the Byzantine Empire were allowed to actively participate in appreciating life and being allowed to do w   hat they want by the guidelines of the law unlike the Western Roman Empire.

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