Justinian I

which shows only upper-class people would usually have them. With more and more trade Constantinople was getting more and more population which meant that the Byzantine Empire had to expand its borders and conquer territory. During the reign of Justinian I the empire started to expand and conquered territory that the Roman Empire had lost. Even though the Byzantine Empire was an expansion of Roman Empire their grand strategies were significantly different. The Byzantines realized that they could…

The Emperor Justinian and His Attendants was made in 547 A.D by an artist who is still unknown because for the most part most of the art created during this time were unsigned. This piece is a colorful and very detailed Mosaic which highlights the Byzantine style. The Emperor Justinian and His Attendants can be found in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna. This Mosaic is the most famous figure authority during the Byzantine empire. This image “depicts a centered emperor in front of many…

‘The Secret History’ was released after Justinian’s death and widely disseminated throughout the Empire. However, the success of Theodora and Justinian may have deterred iconoclastic action; little evidence indicates that Theodora’s legacy was seriously diminished. More importantly, powerful Empresses would continue to arise throughout the successive four centuries of Byzantine history. Procopius’…

It is not uncommon for cathedrals in the Byzantine Empire to be used as status of prosperity and power, rather than being solely places of worship. San Vitale is known for the incredible mosaics that create a focus on Justinian, Theodora, and other political figures which make it more of a glorification of the emperor than a religious building. How much decadence and lavishness is acceptable before the focus of this church becomes more about paying respects to the people in power in the time it…

Justinian's Code was also heavily influence by the Christian religion. Using both of these ideas, the Byzantine empire created a special group of jurists for final authority on punishments. Old Roman law was a jumble of unorganized and outdated laws that Justinian took upon himself to modernize with the idea that he could unify the empire through these laws, but if used today, would create an unnecessary sense of fear that could easily be avoided by revising the law to fit today's standards. …

This trust would empower her to utilize the power to promote religious and social policies that favored her interests. When Justinian met Theodora, she was an actress and had been converted to monophysitism, a non-orthodox doctrine. Attracted by her intellect and comeliness, Justinian made her his mistress and married in 525 Ca. Special legislations were passed to marry the actress and man of higher seniority rank. Though Theodora is was never coregent…

Byzantine Empire was their ability to reconquer land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian the Great rose to power. During…

the Eastern half. A high-ranking nobleman who succeeded his uncle to the throne known as Justinian. Justinian being a significant leader later on rebuilt the crumbling fortifications of Constantinople, built vast and complex buildings, created new laws known as the Justinian codes, and the Byzantine Missionaries convert the Slavs. Nemours of laws were outdated so Justinian created the Justinian code.The Justinian code is a panel created by a single uniform code. The code served the Byzantine…

would leave everything to the empire, and some had even accused Justinian of committing murder in order to get the funds necessary to fuel his dream (Cassel, 2007). Using these rather slippery ways of getting the money, Justinian began to gain enemies, and it wouldn’t be soon after that a rebellion would threaten his reign over the empire (Brooks, 2009). With such behavior, it didn’t take long for the empire to retaliate, causing the Nika Revolt on January 13th, 532 AD. The whole city of…

Antonina to be a very scandalous person with very little morals who would cheat on her husband every chance she got. Procopius also portrayed Belisarius as not the smartest person, who was constantly falling for his wives lies. He also portrays Justinian and Theodora in a much different light than what was common. He called both of them demons because of how horrible…