Early Byzantine period

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
phase of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
capital Constantinople ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Council of Constantinople (381) ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
Justinianic Plague ⓘ
Nika riots ⓘ
Persian–Byzantine wars ⓘ
Vandalic War ⓘ
early Byzantine–Arab conflicts ⓘ
reconquests of Justinian I ⓘ
hasLegalWork Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
hasPart Justinianic era ⓘ
linked to: Justinian dynasty

age of the ecumenical councils ⓘ
reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
reign of Heraclius ⓘ
reign of Justinian I ⓘ
reign of Theodosius I ⓘ
hasRuler Anastasius I ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Constantius II ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ
Justinian II ⓘ
Theodosius I ⓘ
Zeno ⓘ
hasStartEvent Council of Nicaea ⓘ
foundation of Constantinople ⓘ
reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
heritage Roman Empire ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
location Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

North Africa ⓘ
military field armies ⓘ
frontier garrisons ⓘ
notableBuilding Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (rebuilding under Constantine) ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
San Vitale in Ravenna ⓘ
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
politicalSystem autocratic monarchy ⓘ
precededBy Tetrarchy ⓘ
linked to: Tetrarchs
religion Christianity ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
startTime 4th century ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
Julius Argentarius → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Archaeological Sites of Philippi → locatedInTimePeriod → Early Christian period ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
Roman province of Lazicum → timePeriod → early Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
Theban desert → historicalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Nazianzus → timePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Byzantine heritage of Cyprus → timePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Bederiana → historicalAssociation → early Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
Church of the Lions → period → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Church of the Priest Wa'il → denomination → Early Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
Church of the Priest Wa'il → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Gordion → timePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Patricius of the Roman Empire → usedIn → early Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Early Byzantine period
House of Phocas → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Romanos the Melodist → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: the Melodist
Gortyna → timePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Byzantine frontier regions → developedDuring → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Contra Severum → historicalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Batnae of Sarug → historicalPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Heraclias → hasLiteraryPeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Isaurian insurgents → timePeriod → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Salamis (Cyprus) → flourishedDuring → Early Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Cypriot city of Salamis
Bonus (Byzantine general) → era → Early Byzantine period ⓘ