A: Emperor Justinian was a 6th century Byzantine Emperor. He was not born into a wealthy family but Justin, adopted him. Justinian co-ruled with his uncle Justin. B: 482 A.D. (no specific date) C: The Byzantine Empire and some conquered parts of North Africa, Greece, Italy, and even some territory in the Middle East. D: 482 A.D. - Justinian is born 527: Justinian becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire 529: Justinian Code 532: The Nika Riots / Reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia 552: Byzantine Empire conquers Italy 565: Justinian dies E: He raised taxes (for the people in the Byzantine Empire) in his effort to take back the western half of the Roman Empire / Put a lot of money into rebuilding Constantinople after the Nika Riots F: He had a wife, Empress Theodora. And an unlce, Justin. G: He ruled an empire that surrounded the Mediterranean Sea. Byzantium is right alongside the Bosphorus River; the Black Sea; and was the crossroads between Europe, Africa, and Asia. (it was all perfect for expansion, reconquering, and such) H: politically: modern day laws can be traced back to his code of laws economically: he used a lot of money to fund a lot of stuff that he did (construction of stuff/art/expansion/etc/) environmentally: he reconquered some areas of the western half culturally: art and architecture (i.e. the Hagia Sophia) socially: they extended women's property rights (kind of have to thank Empress Theodora) I: No one influenced Justinian... except for maybe his wife. J: unknown K: no, he didn't have any kids. "NO KIDS! It distracts from the now, darling!" L: No love story. No story about love. He was married to Empress Theodora. M: One of Justinian's court historians, Procopius, called the emperor "a treacherous enemy, insane for murder and plunder" in Secret History. Does that mean that Justinian was a treacherous enemy? Distrust and divisions plague imperial courts such as Justinian's. (that was still a rhetorical question guys) N: He was able to codify Roman law, influencing our very own laws today. O: He was able to codify Roman law, influencing our very own laws today. P: He had a committee study the laws that they inherited from the Roman Empire and later established the Justinian Code (after revising the old laws). Q: The Nika Riots -- two groups, known as the Blues and Greens, united together to revolt against Justinian; they were upset with the arrest of some of the members of their groups so they united to denounce him. Fighting broke out and eventually turned into a full-scale rebellion. R: Half yes and half no. Half yes and half no. Yes -- he is one of the most important emperors of the Byzantine Empire (why else are we studying him rather than some other emperor of the same empire?) No -- people rebelled for a reason. S: Thanks to his wife Theodora, women's property rights were extended. T: The monstrous time period that is known as the Post Classical Era. U: The Post-Classical Unit... so Unit 2, right? V: Many modern laws today can be traced back to the Justinian Code. / His reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia has made it the previously-a-church/now-a-mosque with the biggest dome in the world W: In a way, Justinian the Great was both a winner and not a winner. He codified Roman law, became a patron for art and architecture, and took back some parts of the western half of the split Roman Empire. Unfortunately, he could not reunite the two halves back into a whole Roman Empire. X/Y/Z: Justinian was one of the greatest emperors of the Byzantine Empire. He should be remembered for his Code and patronage for art/architecture. Justinian is a Supreme (American Horror Story reference). Why? Refer to answers in previous questions (in other words, everything he has done). Credits: Pamela Y.: storyboard designer/person who did all of the research/artist Michael G.: film/camera guy (actually, cousin) *guest appearances* Justin H.

• published: 06 Apr 2014
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