Byzantine empire (22 sett 1453 anni a. C. – 1 dic 476 anni a. C.)
Descrizione:
- Art is almost entirely focused on religion- The official language was Latin until 700CE
- It was changed to Greek by emperor Heraclius
- Constantinople was attacked by the crusaders in the Fourth Crusade.
- Gave rise to the Eastern Orthodox church
- Preserved many of the writings of Ancient Greece
- Justinian was determined to revive ancient Rome by recovering the provinces taken
- Eastern Roman empire = Byzantine empire
- The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church treated each other as rivals instead of realizing that they come from the same branch
- Declined because of the attacks from the Ottoman Turks
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
22 sett 1453 anni a. C.
1 dic 476 anni a. C.
~ 977 years