SOURCE2 From Hugh Trevor-Roper, The Rise of Christian Europe , 1966
In ... some respects ... the barbarians preserved rather than destroyed the Empire ... The barbarian Christian kings who rule over Italy, France and Spain in the ýfth and sixth centuries still regard themselves as Roman ... they still acknowledge themselves subject to the emperor in the East; they still respect Roman traditions, Roman methods.
SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources 1. Study the image at SOURCE3 .Why are Emperor Constantine and Emperor Justinian shown presenting gifts to the Virgin Mary in this mosaic? 2. What signiýcance did the city of Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia hold in the context of the Byzantine Empire and Christianity? 3. How does this mosaic reþect the religious and
SOURCE3 A mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul. This church was built on the orders of the great Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (527–565 CE). The mosaic shows Emperor Constantine presenting the Virgin Mary with the city of Constantinople and Justinian presenting her with the Church.
political power of the Byzantine emperors during Justinian I’s reign?
Did you know? Roman law inþuenced laws in Europe for centuries. Latin, the Roman language, helped shape Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Many Latin words are also in English.
5.12.2 Passing on the culture Ancient Roman writers inþuenced later authors. In the Middle Ages , Christian monks copied these books by hand, and many are still read today. Greek ideas also passed to the Romans. Latin became the language of the Church and scholars, allowing educated people to communicate. Today, Latin terms are still used in sciences like botany to classify plants. In the ýfteenth century, the Renaissance revived interest in Roman art and ideas. Many buildings show this inþuence. In the eighteenth century, leaders used ideas from the Roman Republic to create new governments. European unity The Roman Empire was replaced by many states, but the idea of European unity remained. Around 800 CE, Charlemagne united much of Europe in an empire based on Roman models. This empire fell apart after his death, but Europe later united again through the European Union.
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