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The Byzantine Empire tour Guide
Come join us in the byzantine empire. Ever since I started living in this Empire i have had nothing but good memories. There is lots of protection, The most of city is surrounded by water and the fourth side was surrounded by a huge brick wall that was 40 feet tall and 15 feet thick. Also, The official religion her is Christianity and the offical language is Greek. There is lots of trade her in the Justinian empire. We trade between Africa, Europe, and Asia.
We have a harbor to trade between Europe and Asia so our city is a major trade center.there is also a hippodrome were we watch all of of races in.
Emperor Justinian the greatest ruler yet. Justinian is very highly influenced by his beautiful wife Theodora. Justinian is The head of our church and the state. He is very equal and fair, you are always innocent until proven guilty. He is also our 16th ruler and was chosen by god.
Come join us in the byzantine empire. Ever since I started living in this Empire i have had nothing but good memories. There is lots of protection, The most of city is surrounded by water and the fourth side was surrounded by a huge brick wall that was 40 feet tall and 15 feet thick. Also, The official religion her is Christianity and the offical language is Greek. There is lots of trade her in the Justinian empire. We trade between Africa, Europe, and Asia.
We have a harbor to trade between Europe and Asia so our city is a major trade center.there is also a hippodrome were we watch all of of races in.
Emperor Justinian the greatest ruler yet. Justinian is very highly influenced by his beautiful wife Theodora. Justinian is The head of our church and the state. He is very equal and fair, you are always innocent until proven guilty. He is also our 16th ruler and was chosen by god.
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For fun or recreation we do many things. For example we have two theaters which include many plays. Entertainers such as jugglers, ballet dancers, and people who tell classical myths are on the streets constantly. Eight public baths for everyone to shower and 153 private baths . If you are bored or looking for entertainment you could also go to the hippodrome to watch races or just look on your street and find something that interest you.
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The official religion in is Christianity. It first emerged in the roman empire. It was based off of the teachings of Jesus. Jesus claimed to be the son of god. Now Christianity is a part of our daily life. If you are not christian or have not switched you are called a pagan.There is one absolute breath taking cathedral in byzantine. t is called the Hagia Sophia . Justinian is very strong about the rule about it doesn't matter whats on the inside it matters whats on the outside, so he deiced to build a building based off of it. The Hagia Sophia may seem very simple on the outside but is very pretty on the inside with very many hand carved elements.
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The fall of the Byzantine Empire was caused by crusaders of the western Europe. They invaded Byzantine in 1204. The invasion was the key point in the decline. The decline led to many civil wars and poor government. Also more people started converting from Christianity to Islam . Byzantine was a great empire.