Topic 8- Byzantine Civilization

• Byzantine Empire - Main Features

  •  Continues “Roman” rule in the east
  •  Capital: Constantinople 
  • Loses territory in east to Muslims
  •  Lasts till 1453
• Byzantine Empire - Main Features

  • Greek language/culture
  • Eastern Orthodoxy 
  • Greek New Testament 
  • Greek theology 
  • Pentarchy
• Byzantine Empire - Legacy

  •  Preserved Roman Law 
  • Evangelized Eastern Europe 
  • Preserved Ancient Greek learning 
  • Slowed the advance of Islam 
  • Till the end: 1453