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THE HEIR OF ROMETHE HEIR OF ROME
TIMELINETIMELINE395AD
476 AD
528 AD
565 AD
1054 AD
1453 AD
Emperor Teodosio divided the Roman Empire into 2: Occident, with capital in Rome, and Orient with capital in Contanstinople.Germanics people invaded Rome. Fall of the Roman Empire of Occident
King Justinian I, the most important of the bizantine emperors. His objective is to restore the splendor of the Roman Empire.Iconoclastic struggle
The Oriental Schims occurrs. Byzantine church (Orthodox), separated from the Catholic Church and does not recognize the Pope's authorityConstantinople was conquered by the Turks, end of the Bizantine empire
POLITICS AND SOCIETYIt was a theocratic state: the emperor was considered the representative of God on Earth.
It was a heriarchy, we can distinguish different groups.
EMPEROR EMPEROR JUSTINIANJUSTINIAN
His uncle adopted him when he was young
Justino had a brilliant education
His uncle appointed him his heir
He was crowned on 1 April 528
MORE ABOUT JUSTINIANMORE ABOUT JUSTINIANHe managed the unity of the Byzantine legislation and implemented the teaching of law for laws were known and applied equally in all corners of the Empire.
Justinian and her wife Theodora
THEODORATHEODORA
Theodora, Byzantine empress and wife of
Justinian I. She enjoyed great popularity and
power. She is holy on the Ortodox church.
CRUSADES AGAINST MUSLIMSCRUSADES AGAINST MUSLIMSThe Byzantine Emperor Alexius I, knew he
could not face Turkish invaders, so despite differences with the Roman Catholic and asked the Pope for reinforcements..
SIEGES OF CONSTANTINOPLASIEGES OF CONSTANTINOPLAThe city of
Constantinople, capital of Byzantine
Empire For nearly 1000
years, has been one of the most
coverted cities of history, subject of a twenty large
sieges
RELIGIONRELIGION1.Religion was very present in the Byzantine daily life. Throughout the existence of the Empire there have been two events related to religion affecting civil life and persisted over time. Chronologically these events were:
1ºIconoclastic struggles
2ºThe Schisms
Iconoclastic Iconoclastic strugglesstruggles
During several periods there was express prohibition of the Emperors to represent any religious image.
The Schisms
Schism of 1054, an event that precipitated the definitive separation between the Oriental crhistian churches and the Western Church.
ORTODOX CHURCHORTODOX CHURCHOrthodox priests can marry,
Orthodox churches do not recognize the supremacy of the pope over the patriarchs of the Orthodox churches
Orthodox churches reject the filoque doctrine.
Orthodox churches claim to possess the same faith and practices of the early church of the New Testament.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORTODOXY AND CATOLITHISM
Orthodoxy uses science and philosophy to defend and explain their faith
Roman Catholicism has historically employed statues
Icons are not idols Ortodox and Catolith Churchs have
a lot of similarities .
BYZANTINE ART
Western Europe Christinity fell into the cultural abyss of the Dark Ages.
The style that characterized Byzantine art was almost entirely religious
ICONS
Byzantine Icons are more than paintings, are a creation made with a deeper meaning
Icons are usually painted by monks
Any religious painting can be called an icon, but the paintings are generally regarded as the correct "icons”
The Church of Hagia Sofía