Brief History of the Byzantine Empire (1) The Byzantine Empire is also ROMAN CALLED EASTERN THE EMPIRE
(2) The word "Byzantine" comes from the name of ANCIENT BYZANTIUM OF THE CITY
(3) In the year 330, CONSTANTINE BYZANTIUM RENAMED EMPEROR CONSTANTINOPLE
and made it
the capital of the Roman Empire.
(4) After the Western Roman Empire fell in 476, the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
INVASIONS BACK MANY BARBARIAN TURNED
(5) The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest size under the emperor Justinian, stretching
through southern Europe and northern Africa along the SEA EDGES THE OF
MEDITERRANEAN
(6) During the centuries after Justinian died, barbarian tribes seized territories along the frontier
and SIZE THE SHRUNK EMPIRE IN
(7) Finally, in 1453, Constantinople and the remnants of the Byzantine Empire WERE BY
TURKS THE CAPTURED
Byzantine Way of Life
(8) The emperor was thought of as GOD'S EARTH BEING ON REPRESENTATIVE
(9) The WAS EMPEROR RULER ABSOLUTE AN
who controlled the armed forces, the economy, and the Byzantine Church.
(10) The emperor collected taxes from the people and A LIVED OF LIFE LUXURY