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How did the Byzantine Empire influence Rome?
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire after the Western Roman Empire’s fall in the fifth century CE. Changes: The Byzantine Empire shifted its capital from Rome to Constantinople, changed the official religion to Christianity, and changed the official language from Latin to Greek.
How did Byzantine emperors carry on the Roman traditions?
Since Roman Law remained the foundation of the Empire, the Emperor Justinian commissioned the Justinian Code, which codified nearly a thousand years of Roman Law. This Code became the basis of the legal traditions of much of Western Europe.
What was important about the Byzantine emperors?
Justinian I Justinian also reformed and codified Roman law, establishing a Byzantine legal code that would endure for centuries and help shape the modern concept of the state. At the time of Justinian’s death, the Byzantine Empire reigned supreme as the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
How did the Byzantine Empire influence the Roman Empire?
Learning and trade thrived in the Byzantine Empire. As you read in a previous chapter, Emperor Constantine ended the persecution of Christians, and Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire. Christianity had a major influence on the Byzantine Empire.
Who was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
For the first few centuries of Byzantine history, western Europeans generally acknowledged the Byzantine Empire as the true Roman Empire. Then, in the late eighth century AD, Karl the Great (lived 748 – 814 AD)—the man we know in English as “Charlemagne”—established his empire in western Europe.
Why was Justinian the emperor of the Byzantine Empire unpopular?
The war effort to take back the western part of the empire forced Justinian to raise taxes on the people of the Byzantine Empire. The Roman citizens were angry with Justinian about the high taxes for the war effort, and he was becoming unpopular.
Why was there no line of succession in the Byzantine Empire?
Unlike the barbarian kingdoms of the west, where the throne was passed from father to son, there was never a clear line of succession in the East. This was called the ” Malady of the Purple,” because any one with power could seize the throne in the Byzantine Empire.