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Chapter 11 Section 1 The Byzantine Empire A New Rome in a New Setting 527 – Justinian takes the throne As soon as he became emperor, he began to build up the empire. He was looking to rebuild or regain the “old Roman” land He referred to himself as the “Caesar” having power over the Church and the State Life in the New Rome The Eastern Empire had its own character from the west. They spoke Greek Justinian creates one set of laws called Justinian’s Code to unify his empire for everyone to follow The laws were based on old Roman laws and regulated all areas of life Some examples of areas that they regulated include: marriage, slavery, property, inheritance, women’s rights, and criminal justice. Creating the Imperial Capital He’s rebuilding the capital city. He did this by building a massive church, imperial courts and schools, walls for protection, aqueducts, and a better education system We are beginning to see a Rebirth of the Greco/Roman culture Constantinople’s Hectic Pace Constantinople was a social center of trade and entertainment Describes Constantinople as an urban center with a o center for trade o center for entertainment (the Hippodrome which resembled the Coliseum in Rome) The Plague of Justinian Disease similar to the plague began to weaken the empire Attacks From East and West They were facing a lot of attacks or invasions from many different groups Eventually the empire falls/weakens/shrinks A Church Divides Christianity divides into the East and West A Religious Split West Roman Catholic Spoke in Latin Allowed idols Pope head of Church East Eastern Orthodox Spoke in Greek Didn’t allow idols Patriarchs head of Church Byzantine Missionaries Convert the Slavs The Missionaries looked to convert the people using the vernacular or their Slavic language The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Cyrillic Alphabet which was based on the Slavic language