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Legacy of the Byzantine Empire: Origins, Division, and Cultural Influence

Explore the origins, division, and cultural impact of the Byzantine Empire from 476 to 1453, encompassing the fall of Rome and conquest by the Ottoman Turks. Learn about the founding of Constantinople, division of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the vibrant yet non-innovative cultural life. Delve into topics such as the Eastern Roman vs. Byzantine Empire, the iconoclastic controversy, and the mixture of Christian principles with Greco-Roman ideals that shaped the legacy of this influential civilization.

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Legacy of the Byzantine Empire: Origins, Division, and Cultural Influence

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  1. Byzantium(Part 1) 476-1453 (Fall of Rome – conquest by the Ottoman Turks)

  2. 1. Origins of the Eastern Roman Empire • Division of empire. Who? When? • Founding of Constantinople. By whom? When?

  3. 1. Origins of the Eastern Roman Empire • The Roman emperor Diocletian divided the empire in 286.

  4. 1. Origins of the Eastern Roman Empire • The Roman emperor Constantine established in 330 his capital in the old city of Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (Constantinus-polis) after himself. • Rome was no longer the imperial capital.

  5. 2. The Byzantine empire • Byzantium or Constantinople? • Eastern Roman empire or Byzantine empire? • Byzantium, Constantinople: Istanbul

  6. 3. The Western Roman Empire • But…what happened to the Western Roman empire?

  7. 3. The Western Roman Empire • Germanic invasions 4th- 5th centuries (476)

  8. 4. Byzantine Empire • After the Western Roman empire falls in 476, Constantinople remains secure preserving the Eastern Empire. • Capital? • Form of government? • Language? • Religion? • Economy? • Population? • Cultural life?

  9. 4. Byzantine empire

  10. 4. Byzantine empire

  11. 4. Byzantine Empire • Capital: Constantinople • Form of government: autocracy: (divinized) emperor • Language: Greek • Religion: Christian (Orthodox) • Economy: trade and increasingly agriculture • Population: mixture of Greeks, Serbs, Turks, Bulgarians… • Cultural life: vibrant but not innovative

  12. 5. Byzantine Culture • Cultural legacy: • Greek intellectual legacy. • Political and legal system: • Roman political (legal, administrative) legacy. • Religion: • Christian religious legacy. • Result: a mixture of Christian principles and Greco-Roman ideals • Classical values and art are now put to the service of Christianity.

  13. 6. Orthodox Christianity • Iconoclastic controversy (717-787) • The worshiping of icons was seen as a blasphemy (idolatry). • Many religious images were destroyed

  14. 6. Orthodox Christianity

  15. 6. What do you think about… • the act of destroying (ancient) works of art for religious reasons (idolatry)?

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