Yes the Byzantine Empire restored the former glory of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire restored the former glory, of the Roman Empire because they conquered parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. While the Byzantine Empire was smaller than the Roman Empire both created influential art. Both of the Empires fell because of conquest. The Roman Empire had revolutionary ideas and advances; aqueducts, concrete, arches, etc. The Byzantine Empire also advances; counterweight trebuchet. The Byzantine Empire was a revolutionary empire because it stretched from ancient times up until modern ones. This is important because they had aspects that the Roman Empire did not have. The Roman Empire was always changing is makes it very similar to Byzantine Empire.
That is why the Byzantine Empire restored the glory that the Roman Empire brought.
As you can see, the Byzantine and Arab empires had many characteristics that came to define them. Whether it was through their religious beliefs, political structure, or economy, each was able to create a vast, long lasting empire which came to define the post-classical period.
The Byzantine Empire is distinct because they stress education which results in them doing better in other areas like trade,law,and skills like architecture. The Romans will always be another stepping stone for the Byzantine. The Byzantines found a way to reinvent all the Roman's failures and turn them into successes. For example, Rome has the Twelve Tables that nobody remembers , then the Byzantine make Justinian's law based on The Twelve Tables and fix it up some then it becomes a legendary piece of work that passes down from generation to generation. The discovery of Byzantine is due to the fall of Rome, but it did not prosper and build itself up because of the roman empire. All the things the Byzantine do is on their own account and not because of the superiority Romans had over
I have loved history since 8th grade, and have continued to be intrigued with the subject throughout my high school career. In fact one of the reasons I even applied to CAP was to challenge myself and learn as much as I could in social studies and history. This project, which tasked me with comparing the political methods of the Tang and Byzantine empires, did exactly that. Going into this project I was interested in the Byzantine Empire, I already knew a lot about it and was more aligned with my interests. On the other hand I usually regard China as dull and uninteresting but after this project and a more in depth analysis of a specific dynasty I realized that I could appreciate its amazing history.
Emperor Justinian of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, was one of Rome’s greatest leaders. By building numerous churches, schools, and hospitals throughout the empire, Justinian not only managed to revive Roman society, but he also preserved Roman culture for over a thousand years. Justinian’s brilliant leadership led the Roman Empire to conquer lands in Europe and Africa and expand to its greatest size. Additionally, he unified and strengthened the empire by moving the capital to Constantinople and establishing a single faith. After his death, Justinian left a legacy that allowed Rome to continue thriving. Under Justinian’s rule, Rome flourished into a culturally rich civilization.
Roman Emperor Constantine I founded the Byzantine Empire in 330 CE as a continuation of the Roman Empire in the east. The characteristics of the empire led to the modern definition of “Byzantine,” which means “strangely complicated.” This was true, as in the Byzantine Empire was very chaotic, complex, and strange at times, but it was very massive and influential worldwide. The empire heavily influenced modern religion, laws, and engineering making it worthwhile learning about the empire.
“While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls - the World.” Lord Byron. This essay will discuss the similarities of military, economics and systems of government between the Roman Empire of the 6th century BCE and the United States of America of the 20th century. History has revealed that all superpowers fall eventually, although much time has passed since the glory days of Rome we see in 2015 the largest superpower in charge, the United States. There are many similarities that can be drawn between the American superpower and the Roman Empire such as the same founding of government and both dominated in military, as well as economic similarities. This leads to the conclusion that because the rise to power between the two powers was so similar, the downfall will be equally parallel.
Without these two empires, much of the Greek knowledge known today would not have existed. These two empires brought back into popularity much of Greek culture and philosophy. There are many similarities that should be compared between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliphates.
Much of past civilizations have endured many failures and triumphs throughout their existence. In the third century, there were many civilizations that started to flourish. One of these civilizations that started to expand was the Byzantine civilization. The Byzantine civilization, also regarded as Byzantium, was part of the Roman Empire which was divided in 395 AD. Byzantium had shared the same attitude, as the Roman Empire, toward exercising its authority over its citizens and throughout its empire. The Islamic civilization had started thrive in the fifth century. The Islamic civilization was unified together as unison by Islam and it has expanded its civilization throughout parts of Europe through jihad. Because of their expansions throughout parts of Europe, they shared various similarities which include their political system, social structure, and economy.
Throughout the middle ages, many empires were working on expanding their territory, but it was not always a success unless they had the appropriate leadership to guide them in the right direction. The main empire that grew to extraordinary lengths is that of the Roman Empire. Through many conquests and battles and with an amicable government, it attained its fortune. However, on the other hand, there was another government that shared similarities with that of Rome; this was the empire of Charlemagne, otherwise known as the Carolingian Empire, but it failed to have a prosperous eternity.
Justinian was one of the most influential rulers of Byzantium. When he came into power in 527 AD, he inherited a civilization in disarray. Justinian had a positive impact on the Byzantine Empire. Most notably, he introduced an improved set of laws and conquered many surrounding nations, nearly restoring the former glory of the Roman Empire. In addition to these contributions, Justinian also made advances with the Christian Church and Byzantine architecture.
Both Byzantine and Roman mosaics developed at a similar time which led to the influenced upon one another. They possessed distinct techniques, materials, styles and subject matter. Byzantine structures emphasized on decorative touches while Roman mosaics were greatly functional. Both styles were enhanced in order to honour religious figures and domestic life (Ovadiah, 1987).
The Crusades and the Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire controlled most of the land on the Mediterranean Sea in the AD 500's. In the 600's, Arab Muslims conquered Palestine, which included Jerusalem and other sacred Christian areas. However, the Arab Rulers allowed Christians to visit the shrines.
The Byzantine Empire between the 11th and 12th century was a country that was diverse religiously, socially, and culturally. What we now call Byzantium was just an extension of the ancient Roman Empire. The Byzantines or Eastern half was since the time of Augustus the more prosperous and culturally rich part of the empire. The Roman Emperor Constantine had in 330 A.D founded and named after himself a new capital called Constantinople, for the next 1000 years Constantinople would become the center piece of a Greek Empire that would rival the Romans in wealth and power. While the empire had its share of ups and downs historians agree that the empire was a social and military powerhouse and contributed many things to modern society. Although the empire had once covered vast areas from the Crimea Peninsula on the Black Sea to Spain, during the 11th century the empire was on a slow decline, the disastrous Battle of Manzikert at the hands of the Seljuk Sultanate had occurred in 1071 and had left the empire in a dangerous position and suddenly that slow decay that had been taking place for centuries took a turn for the worse and almost brought ruin to the ancient empire. The Byzantines fortunes however changed when a young General by the name of Alexios Komnenos came to power in 1081. Emperor Alexios helped to revive the stagnant empire and brought not only glory for its armies but also fueled a national renaissance that would eventually lead to the European renaissance centuries later.
When comparing the Roman Republic with the Roman Empire, there are many differences and similarities between the two and their time periods. The biggest difference between the Roman Republic and Roman empire, was that the Roman Republic was a "democratic" form of government, which is where the people decided how to run things, and the Roman Empire was an "autocracy" type of government where the Emperor decided on things. The Roman Republic. When comparing the similarities of the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic, they both owned the Italy peninsula, they both worshipped Roman gods, both had a senate, they exported wine and marble, spoke the Latin language, and they were both destroyed by civil war. The Roman Republic called senates patricians
The western half and eastern half both experienced battles with local and non local invaders. The eastern halves strength was derived from their military generals and the defensive fortifications their cities possessed and because of these attributes they were able to remain an empire for a thousand years longer than the western half. The Byzantine Empire also had strong connections with asia and the silk road. Being able to use the silk road for trade gave them a stronger economy than the west.