Plague of Justinian

Justinian used censorship to his advantage to make himself appear better in the public eye. Most reports of his actions were very whitewashed if not false at times. The main historian, Procopius, admitted that his accounts and others didn’t tell the whole story. He kept his true feelings in a separate secret document. As you might of heard on the news, similar situations are happening to many politicians today. The hidden document and the whitewashed one confirms that Justinian the Great was not…

Justinian I, Justinian the Great, ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527 A.D. to 565 A.D. Born a peasant, Justinian grew with the help of his uncle, Justin I and under his tutelage the Byzantine Empire flourished; establishing a legacy for Justinian and his people. After gaining the trust of his people, Justinian dedicated himself to fostering the cultural and economic growth of his empire. He created a code of conduct with a well-informed panel of citizens and although Justinian died in 565, his…

of Justinian to the Byzantine Empire and beyond. As you may very well remember Justinian decided to rebuild Constantinople. Already being known for great works of art he has since created laws to form what is called Justinian’s Code. These new laws set fourth rules of betrothal, marriage, divorce and punishment for adultery and has been vital to our community thus far. As you might remember the Byzantine government became highly bureaucratic and corrupt to its core. Even though Justinian…

The Early Middle Ages are commonly referred to by historians as the “Dark Ages”, due to several factors, including the lack of written documents that would reveal important details about the lives of people during this time, as well as the state of political unrest and civil uprising that was at play, because of the recent collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. This was a time during which nations and alliances were constantly forming and shifting, resulting in many wars and battles.…

official and Secret History? Justinian during the reign of the Byzantium empire he had Procopius writing about him and about his government. Procopius had access to a lot of the fights that justinian fought therefore he had information from first hand and he was able to write about Justinian life. Procopius did a really good job during his life, he was the only historian who was able to write information about the Byzantium empire that it was true. he wrote about how Justinian was as an emperor…

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…

Justinian contributions to the Byzantine empire were magnificent he is also known for a great failure. This failure was trying to reconquer the western Mediterranean provinces when a peace treaty with the Persian empire soon failed to live up to its name. Justinian build a chain of well-equipped fortresses throughout Syria and let his forces free on the central and western Mediterranean. The re-conquest started out well with the restoration of North Africa to the Byzantine Empire. From there…

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. …

The Black Plague: Rough draft The Black Plague, commonly known as the Black Death was a disease that caused extensive damage to Europe during the years of 1346 through 1353. The disease is believed to derive from a bacterium frequently found in populations of fleas that are carried around by a variety of different rodents. The death toll of this unfortunate disease would build all the way up to 20 million people, which turned out to be one third of Europe’s population. The black plague had…

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…