World History Notes 10 25 2013 Fall of Rome Huns arrive from East Asia o Huns are the true barbarians o Absorbed conquered people or killed them o When each Hun is born their cheeks are cut to toughen them up Visigoths plead with the Romans for protection against the Huns o 80 000 Visigoths o Alliance is formed 376 AD between Visigoths and Romans which offered protection against the Huns o This alliance works both ways Visigoths get protection Romans get 80 000 soldiers taxpayers o Romans however did not give Visigoths promised supplies 378 AD Visigoths rebelled Emperor Valens led an army at Battle of Adrianople but is badly defeated and Valens dies Visigoths are free to roam o Theodosius is the new emperor in 395 AD o 400 410 AD new Visigoth king Alaric sacks Rome 410 AD o Establishes a successor Kingdom in Spain Germanic and other groups settle down o Germanic group called Franks establish a kingdom in France in 406 AD Arthur legend o Anglo Saxons move to England and establish kingdom there King o Burgundians go to Burgandy and establish a kingdom there o Vandals establish a kingdom in North Africa Attila the Hun invades Italy 453 AD Pope Leo I the Great and St Paul and a bunch of angels convince Attila to leave 476 AD Odovacer fights Orestes and disposes the last Roman Emperor Romulus Agustulus and proclaims himself king of Italy Byzantine Empire Was the Eastern Roman Empire but after Rome fell Constantinople became the capitol of a new empire Byzantine Empire Lasted till 1453 AD Official Religion was Orthodox o Justinian decreed it Justinian was harsh to Captics and Jacobites Captic Egypt Protected by Theodora Jacobite Syria Corpus Iuris Civilis Body of Civil Law o Most important influential organized Roman Law Code of Justinian Digest Novels The new laws Justinian issued Institutes simplified Laws Justinian was a great emperor Justinian conquered make laws and built saw himself as the last roman empire Justinian accomplished many of the things he did because of his wife Theodora War of Factions Blues vs Greens Procopius served on the staff of one of Justinian s Generals tells us the following about Theodora He believed Theodora was much too young to be Justinian s husband so she become a courtesan Was very clever became very popular Was a hoe He wrote this in his secret history so probably wasn t supposed to be published At one point in her life she was a prostitute Boyfriend dumps Theodora in Egypt Theodora meets Coptic Christians Theodora has connection with the Blues faction in Constantinople Justinian is a Blue they meet each other and marry Without Theodora Justinian might not have been as famous 532 AD Blues and Greens riot Constantinople This is called Nika Revolt Blue and Green join forces This riot devastates Constantinople they choose a new emperor to replace Justinian Justinian and advisors plan on running Theodora however stands up and rallies Justinian and advisors to fight back Byzantine military comes back in time and ends revolt Justinian ruled till 565 AD because of Theodora Built the Hagia Sophia temple of holy wisdom great church of the Byzantine Empire