Justinian
A strong emperor of the Byzantine Empire
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Theodora
Justinian’s wife
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Belisarius
Justinian ordered general Belisarius to strengthen and lead the army.
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Tribonian
The legal scholar ordered to reform the law code of the Byzantine Empire
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regent
A person who stands in for a ruler who is too young or too ill to govern.
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Image
Icons are pictures or images of Jesus,
Mary (the mother of Jesus),
and the saints, or Christian holy people.
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For nearly 1,000 years, the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople was the largest and richest city in Europe.
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At first, Byzantine followed Roman ways
As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became more Greek
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Mary (the mother of Jesus),
and the saints, or Christian holy people.
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For nearly 1,000 years, the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople was the largest and richest city in Europe.
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At first, Byzantine followed Roman ways
As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became more Greek
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- Finally, the pope and the patriarch of Constantinople took a drastic step
- In AD 1054, they excommunicated each other
- Excommunication: a declaration that a person or group no longer belongs to the church
- This schism or separation lasts to today: Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
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