Title: Byzantium: The New Rome | Boundless World History
Headings: Byzantium: The New Rome
Byzantium: The New Rome
Naming of the Byzantine Empire
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The Eastern Roman Empire, Constantine the Great, and Byzantium
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Constantine the Great and the Beginning of Byzantium
Constantinople and Civil Reform
Constantine and Christianity
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Justinian and Theodora
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Byzantine Empire from Constantine to Justinian
Emperor Justinian I
Accomplishments in Byzantium
Theodora
Justinian’s Difficulties
The Justinian Code
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Legacy

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Explain the role of Constantine in Byzantine Empire history
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The Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman Empire) was distinct from the Western Roman Empire in several ways; most importantly, the Byzantines were Christians and spoke Greek instead of Latin. The founder of the Byzantine Empire and its first emperor, Constantine the Great, moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium in 330 CE, and renamed it Constantinople. Constantine the Great also legalized Christianity, which had previously been persecuted in the Roman Empire. Christianity would become a major element of Byzantine culture. Constantinople became the largest city in the empire and a major commercial center, while the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE. Key Terms
Germanic barbarians: An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilization; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength. Christianity: