![]() There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy Tin from England Wine from France Cork from Spain Ivory and gold from Africaįamilies valued education Sent children to monastic or public schools Hired private tutors Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric They preserved Greek and Roman great works The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way” It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls Some laws were outdated Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code This became known as the Justinian Code that was used for 900 years after his death ![]() ![]() Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals 2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.ġ1 Justinian Code Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Roman law. ![]() He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions Presentation on theme: "Byzantium Becomes the New Rome"- Presentation transcript:Ĥ Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROMEĮASTERN ROME Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROME Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperorsĦ Constantinople Survived because it was far away from the Germanic tribe invasions It was the crossroads of trade so it was successful Preserved Greco-Roman cultureħ Justinian Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome Had ABSOLUTE POWER = controlled both government and church ![]()
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