jan 1, 1025 - Byzantium in 1025 (The Imperial Court, multi-ethnic powerful empire)

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● By the death of Basil II the Byzantine Empire was a multi-ethnic and multilingual empire (foreigners even made up armies and married royalty); big exception were Jews = expelled and denied rights
● Ethnic diversity and dynatoi threatened central authority; Normans took over Southern Italy and dynatoi families like the Dessalini rebelled and ignored imperial orders
● Imperial court cultivated a royal and christly image; emperors wore fine silks, decorated with gold and were depicted either as a saintly figure or a strong ruler (ex. Emperor Basil II, r.976-1025)

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