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