Byzantine empire

• Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire from Rome to byzantine. Thi city was later called Constantinople and became the capital of a powerful empire the byzantine empire
• When the western Roman empire collapsed in 476 C.E the eastern roman empire remained strong
• The empire reached its peak under the rule of the emperor Justinian
• In 527 C.E Justinian became emperor. He is considered as the greatest and strongest leader of the byzantine empire
• Justinian implemented renovatio imperii or "renovation of the empire"
• Corpus juris civilis or the "code of civil rights" it is also called the Justinian code
• Justinian also built aqueducts, bathhouses, and bridges
• The death of Justinian marked the gradual decline of the empire
• The ottoman turks led by sultan mahmed II invaded Constantinople
• The turks changed the its name from Constantinople to Istanbul and made it the capital of the ottoman empire