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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