People of Constantinople managing to keep the Eastern Orthodox religion alive even through crisis with the Islamic region trying to gain control of it is important because it is the reason the religion continues today. The basic values of law shown in Justinian’s Code serve as the base of many of our important documents in modern society. Amazing Greek writings preserved by the Byzantines affect our lives by still being taught in many schools today. The Byzantine Empire left marks on our world which truly will be with us…
Nothing can not be a law until it’s passed by the emperor. If it’s not, it will not to be able to become a law. Justinian Code gave power to the emperors. The code said “that which seems good to the emperor, has the force of law”. Religion influences the laws by the code discriminated against Jews and non Christian it made Orthodox Christianity the official religion.…
The Alexiad of Anna Comnena details the life and reign of Anna Comnena’s father Byzantine Emperor Alexius. Through fifteen books The Alexiad spans from the militaristic ambitions of a 14-year-old Alexius through his final loosing battle with disease, and in doing so depicts the military campaigns in the Holy Land during the First Crusade as well as the interplay between the East and West. Through her classical epic-style writing, Anna illustrates the events of the First Crusade, their antecedents, and limited aftermath through the lens of an aristocratic, well-educated, Greek woman. She offers insight into how the Emperor and Greeks as a whole viewed the West’s campaign against the Muslims and presents a unique perspective that differs from the historical texts written by western clergy traveling on…
The Byzantine Empire allowed us to keep our citizens well guarded in their city and gave people today new ideas and plans to protect…
His policies crippled families and led Constantinople to be a city of beggars. Justinian’s imposed price ceilings on products, like silk and perfumes, because he thinks those products…
Justinian and Theodora both started out in the lower class of society, and slowly worked their way up to emperor and empress. Justinian was a Macedonian boy who was adopted by Justin I, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora was initially an actor, a profession held in low esteem by most upper class Byzantines. When Justin I died, Justinian came to power and married Theodora who became empress. They ruled the Byzantine empire from 527-565 A.D. Among most historians, Justinian is considered the best of all Byzantine emperors.…
The Byzantine Empire was a powerful entity, and Constantinople, the city from which the emperor ruled, was known as the "largest, finest, and wealthiest metropolis of the known world" (p.9). The empire lasted for more than 1000 years and was governed by many dynasties throughout its existence. Herrin's work focuses on three empresses who influenced the Byzantine Empire during their reigns: Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora. These women contributed to different areas of Byzantine society, but their most notable contributions were in the area of religion, specifically the reversal of the iconoclastic movement in the eastern church. Herrin details the lives of these three empresses, and how their actions affected Byzantium.…
Theodora’s Impact Theodora was the wife of Justinian, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire. She, in addition she is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where she is immortalized with a mosaic painting on the walls of the Basilica of San Vitale. She is acknowledged for being the most influential empress in the history of Byzantine times. Her intelligence made her Justinian’s most trusted advisor and co-regent. Although she did not have the best background, she succeeded in co-leading the Byzantine Empire alongside Justinian.…
Before the publishing of Lost to the West, Lars Brownworth had also published a podcast called “12 Byzantine Rulers” which addressed the history of the little-known Byzantine. His hunger…
Constantine and Charlemagne are arguably two of the greatest Christian emperors to ever rule the Roman Empire. While these men reigned almost five centuries apart, they shared certain ambitions and personality traits that simultaneously made them effective leaders and caused them significant problems. Neither Constantine nor Charlemagne was born "destined" to be an emperor. Although Constantine's father rose to the rank of Augustus, Diocletian's tetrarchy was not set up to facilitate dynastic rule. Charlemagne, on the other hand, was born into a royal family—but one whose members had begun ruling as mere "mayors of the palace," evolved into kings, and would never have imagined themselves becoming "emperors" before the days of Charlemagne himself.…
Although there is clear author bias and the reader is only getting the viewpoint of Justinian through a workers eyes, the pros of analyzing and reading documents such as this one can help us understand the covered lies about historic emperors and leaders. We mainly get the positives about leaders but Procopius was very truthful in his words and went on to discuss the downfalls of Justinian’s rule. He discusses howJustinian was the cause of poverty, how he abolished religious beliefs and replaced them with an orthodox dogma, executed if people did not convert, and so on (“Procopius’ Secret History”). This document helps the reader analyze and…
This work gives us an idea of what Justinian and Theodora might actually have been like, while giving us an insight to how Procopius could have been treated and his feelings towards the royal couple. Given that Procopius waited to write this piece until Justinian had died, we can assume that he was afraid of Justinian and what kind of backlash may occur if he wrote this piece at a time where Justinian could read it. The title in itself, ‘The Secret History” is representative how Procopius felt about Justinian and Theodora. This is a historical piece meant to give information about the past to different readers, and attaching the word secret in to title indicates that this history was meant to be kept private until the objects of the piece could no longer be involved.…
Byzantine Empire worked hand in hand with his wife Theodora during the 6th Century. Theodora was involved in politics and was a passionate person. She wrote laws about things she was concerned about, helped pick government officials, promoted laws that gave women more rights, and created a system of merit by ability rather than by class. It is clear by Theodora’s accomplishments that she was passionate for politics and for justifying people’s rights. What can also be said from studying what Theodora accomplished is that she passionate to have power.…
19 and 20). Since they disagreed about who would lead the Christians, some historians would believe that they don't have the same religion, but that is false. They share a majority of the other Christian beliefs, so they share the religion. Architectural and geographical features in the Byzantine Empire are an extension of the Roman Empire. Other historians might argue that the Byzantine empire is not a revival because "Justinian created countless cities which did not exist before," (doc. 1).…
The Final Fall of the Roman Empire By: Kelli Floyd The Byzantine Empire lasted for over a thousand years. This empire struggled against forces, from both within and without, that seemed determined to destroy it.…