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HISTORIC CONTEXT
By the time Constantine became the Caesar of the Roman empire, the Empire had
split in half:
a. EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE of Byzantium, today Istanbul
b. WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE centered in Rome, speaking Latin
Byzantine Empire became strong and stable in the century under Emperor Justinian:
Its boarders were breached and the Emperor was forced to abandon Rome, moving
the center northward, first to Milan then to Ravenna
Dozens of barbarian kingdoms replaced the central authority of the Roman Empire
by the end of the 6th
Byzantine Architecture
Characterized by massive domes with squares based
and rounded arches and spires and extensive use of
glass mosaics
The dome was the main focus of the Byzantine Church for the remainder of
the empire
MANILA CATHEDRAL
Neo-Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral
THANK YOU.