Byzantine Empire

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Justinian

The location of the Byzantine was key part in the empires success. The Empire was located on the shore of the Mediterranean sea. It had great harbors which made the trade routes go right into the city. The capital was Constantinople.

The Byzantine Empire

The Empire has a strong military. They used a variety of different weapons like Greek Fire, which waster secret weapon. The military also had great sailors, ships and a good army.

The Greek fire image is from: emilitary.blogspot.com/2011/10/siege-of-constantinople.html

The Byzantine Empire map is from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire

The Empire also had a very strong economy. The economy was strong because the had a great leader, Justinian, were wealthy from trade, good military and the money they used was accepted everywhere so the had lots of money from trade.

The image above is from: http://www.teslasociety.com/hagiasophia.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PszVWZNWVA&list=PLdrf77MAw-Ln71vpuLNc9rPXUkKNEa9Cc This video is about the Fall of Rome and the Rise of the Byzantine Empire.

Justinian was the great emperor of the Byzantine Empire. he accomplished many great things like rebuilding the Hagia Sophia which is still around today, wrote Justinian's Code which influenced the government had had over 3000 laws, brought the Byzantine Empire to its peak and rebuilt the capital of Constantinople to make it the best city at the time.

The picture of Justinian is from: http://missyousryshistoryclass.weebly.com/global-encounters-byzantine-empire-african-history-mongols...