Early Byzantine period

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historical period phase of the Byzantine Empire

The Early Byzantine period was the initial phase of the Byzantine Empire marked by the continuation of the Roman imperial tradition, Christianization, and significant political and cultural transformations from the 4th to the early 7th centuries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Early Christian period	1
early Byzantine period	1

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ phase of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
capital	Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culturalInfluence	Christian theology ⓘ Hellenistic culture ⓘ
dominantReligion	state Christianity ⓘ
economy	Mediterranean trade ⓘ state-controlled taxation system ⓘ
endTime	early 7th century ⓘ
followedBy	Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
follows	Dominate period of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm	Roman imperial government ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Christianization of the empire ⓘ centralized autocratic rule ⓘ codification of Roman law ⓘ continuation of Roman imperial institutions ⓘ development of Christian art and architecture ⓘ imperial church patronage ⓘ military reorganization ⓘ religious controversies ⓘ spread of monasticism ⓘ strengthening of imperial ideology ⓘ strong imperial bureaucracy ⓘ transition from Latin to Greek as administrative language ⓘ urban transformation ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect	Early Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Byzantine art ⓘ codification of canon law ⓘ development of the basilica church type ⓘ mosaic decoration of churches ⓘ
hasEndEvent	beginning of the Byzantine–Arab wars ⓘ reign of Heraclius ⓘ
hasEvent	Byzantine–Slavic conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Constantinople (381) NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic War (535–554) NERFINISHED ⓘ Justinianic Plague NERFINISHED ⓘ Nika riots NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandalic War NERFINISHED ⓘ early Byzantine–Arab conflicts ⓘ reconquests of Justinian I ⓘ
hasLegalWork	Corpus Juris Civilis NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Justinianic era NERFINISHED ⓘ age of the ecumenical councils ⓘ reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ reign of Heraclius ⓘ reign of Justinian I ⓘ reign of Theodosius I ⓘ
hasRuler	Anastasius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclius NERFINISHED ⓘ Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ Justinian II NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeno NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartEvent	Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ foundation of Constantinople ⓘ reign of Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage	Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
military	field armies ⓘ frontier garrisons ⓘ
notableBuilding	Church of the Holy Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre (rebuilding under Constantine) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hagia Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ San Vitale in Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
politicalSystem	autocratic monarchy ⓘ
precededBy	Tetrarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	4th century ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Justin II → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

quaestor sacri palatii → usedInPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Middle Byzantine period → follows → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Naissos → hasHistoricalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Saint Sofia Church → associatedWithPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Romanos the Melodist → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Naisos → historicalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Panagia Ekatontapiliani → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Isidore of Pelusium → historicalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

this entity surface form: early Byzantine period

Julius Argentarius → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

Archaeological Sites of Philippi → locatedInTimePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Christian period