The Byzantine Empire faced immense losses after Justinian I. The borders of the empire that Justinian left were so huge that it was impossible to control them in the long run. Moreover, the bubonic plague in Justinian’s last years had cut the population of the empire in half. 8. The Sp...
Byzantium had taken back Rome, claiming that it was the natural heir of the Roman Empire. However, the people in Italy lived in prosperity under the Goths and did not need Byzantium. The Goths did not impose heavy taxes and allowed religious freedom. By contrast, the tax collectors of Byza...
用Quizlet學習並牢記包含Title: Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs Where: Venice, Italy (probably originated in Constantinople) Patron: Diocletian Date: late 3rd century、Four different rulers of the Diocletian Empire Ceasar was Galerius and Diocletian ruled o
The church was built by Anna Dalassene, the mother of the famous Byzantine emperorAlexios I Komnenos. While Alexios was trying to secure the borders of the declining empire, he left the administration in the capital to his mother, whom he declared empress. After completing her mission, Anna ...
NicephorusPhocaswas the son ofBardas Phocas, an important Byzantinegeneralin Anatolia, on the borders of the empire. He quickly embraced a military career of arms and as a young patrician distinguished himself at his father’s side in a war against the Ḥamdānid Arabs in the East. In...