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FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500
(FC. 36)
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500
(FC. 36)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Steady expansion of the Empire under Macedonian Dyn. (867-1025)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Steady expansion of the Empire under Macedonian Dyn. (867-1025)
Byz. decline after Basil II’s death in 1025 (FC.45)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Steady expansion of the Empire under Macedonian Dyn. (867-1025)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to W. Eur.
(FC.76)
Byz. decline after Basil II’s death in 1025 (FC.45)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Steady expansion of the Empire under Macedonian Dyn. (867-1025)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to W. Eur.
(FC.76)
Byz. decline after Basil II’s death in 1025 (FC.45)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to Russia (FC.92)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire
FC44 THE EASTERN ROMAN (BYZANTINE) EMPIRE (c.500-1000 C.E.)
By 750, Byz. Emp. is reduced to a core of Asia Minor & Aegean More unity
Relig. unity after 843 when iconoclastic dispute is ended
Emp. more ethnically & culturally unified
Empire more compact & easier to defend
Political, military, & econ. revival & expansion of Byz. Emp. thanks to:
Good diplomacy to neutralize enemies
Slavs forcibly settled to repopulate Asia Minor Good peasant militia
Trade & tolls Money
Hunnic Bulgars drive their Slavic subjects to overrun Balkans
Byzantine diplomacy, perseverance, & Constantinople’s fortifications save the empire several times
Byz.’s persecute heresies (FC. 38)
Invasions let up by 750
Milit. provinces Better defense
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emp. survives after the Western Emp. falls by 500 (FC. 36)
Emperor Justinian (527-65) tries to reconquer the West. Emp. while pacifying Persians in East with huge bribes Take N.
Africa & Italy after 20 yrs hard fighting
Long war w/Persia exhausts both emp’s
Empire exhausted by wars, plague, & relig. strife Open to invasions
Arab Muslims conquer Palestine, Syria, Egypt, & N. Afr. (FC. 46)
Lombards take most of Italy Byz’s keep S.Italy & Venice in N.
Steady expansion of the Empire under Macedonian Dyn. (867-1025)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to W. Eur.
(FC.76)
Byz. decline after Basil II’s death in 1025 (FC.45)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to Russia (FC.92)
Byz’s pass on Graeco-Roman Civ. to Arab Muslims
(FC.47)
Bubonic plague devastates Empire