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Legacy of Byzantine Empire: Intricate History and Devious Power Play

Explore the complex history and cunning power dynamics of the Byzantine Empire, a blend of Roman governance, Orthodox Christianity, and Greek culture. Uncover its influence from Persia to Italy, and its interactions with Islamic empires, Turkic states, and Crusaders.

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Legacy of Byzantine Empire: Intricate History and Devious Power Play

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  1. ByzantineDefinition: 1. very complex, extremely complex or intricate. 2. devious, marked by deviousness or scheming. 3. carried on by underhand means

  2. Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων / Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn İmperium Romanorum 330?-1453?

  3. Possible ingredients of the Byzantine soup • Roman in law and administration • Orthodox Christian in religion • Greek in culture and language

  4. Persia Mesopotamia Egypt Anatolia Greece /Italy Parthians Roman world Sassanians LATE ROMAN/early bYZANTıNE ISLAMIC EMPIRES MIDDLE Byzantine turkic states and crusaders ottomans/Balkan states late Byzantine 0 500 1000 1500

  5. Late Roman/Early Byzantine period (300-600)

  6. ROMAN EMPIRE: • Emperor and Senate in Rome • Governors sent to provinces to govern with CURIA • Roman law applied to citizens • Legions settled on the frontier • Roman religion and Abrahamic traditions

  7. Third century crisis

  8. Constantine the Great (306-337) Diocletian (284-305)

  9. Foundation of Constantinople 330 Constantine’s Christianity 325

  10. Europe year 500

  11. Justinian (527-565)

  12. Father the god Son the god Holy spirit the god (all three are persons in one essence) TRINITY Arius: the son is not equal to the father 14

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