LibGuides: G6: Silk Road: Byzantine Empire

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Byzantine Empire
When the Roman Empire split into two separate empires, the Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire
the only “organized state” west of China to survive without interruption from ancient times until the beginning of the modern era.
10 Facts about the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was a center of education and was renowned for its writing, folk art, and architecture.
Byzantine Empire
collection of art
Byzantine Architecture
An elevated dome, the outcome of the most advanced sixth-century technical methods, is its distinctive feature
Byzantine Culture and Society
During the Byzantine Renaissance—from 867 to 1056—art and literature flourished.
Women in the Byzantine Empire
Irene was the only female Byzantine ruler to assume the male title of basileus or “emperor” (as opposed to empress).
10 Things You May Not Know About the Byzantine EMpire
Just as modern sports franchises have diehard fans, Byzantine chariot racing had the Blues and the Greens, a pair of fanatical—and often violent—supporters’ groups

Justinian and Theodora

Daily Life

Life in the Byzantine Empire
Women were still not allowed to hold public office but were able to be legal custodians of their children and grandchildren.
Daily Life in 12th Century Constantinople
The export of many luxury products was restricted to the aristocracy. The Imperial court was always the number one consumer of them.
Life in Byzantine Constantinople
Sadly, disease was a huge part of life throughout most of human existence.

Map of Constantinople, 1422

By Florentine mapmaker Cristoforo Buodelment. The oldest surviving map of the city, and the only surviving map which predates the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453.