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Apr 9, 2024 · The exact fate of the Column of Justinian in Constantinople is a bit murky, but there are some competing theories. An article in the Byzantine Legacy journal says that it was commonly asserted that Mehmed II destroyed the column and had the statue melted down. It is more likely that it became part of his collection of antiquities.
Apr 12, 2024 · Justinian’s uncompromising fixation on legal reform was extremely successful. It was so successful, in fact, that it is very difficult for historians to determine what Roman law was actually ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · Justinian died on Nov. 14, 565. He had reigned long and expansively and had recorded achievements of great importance and legacy in politics and the law. His nephew, Justin II, succeeded him as emperor. Justinian I was the most well-known of the rulers of the Byzantine Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire.
1 day ago · The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian is intended to be a starting point, not an end point. It does not pretend to cover all aspects of the age and reign of Justinian, but it does endeavor to help readers appreciate the chief historical issues enticing them to further reading and research.
4 days ago · Justinian depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. Justinian I, who assumed the throne in 527, oversaw a period of Byzantine expansion into former Roman territories. Justinian, the son of an Illyro-Roman peasant, may already have exerted effective control during the reign of his uncle, Justin I (518–527).
Apr 12, 2024 · Tribonian was a legal authority and public official in the Byzantine Empire (eastern Roman Empire), who was the chief compiler and perhaps the initiator of the Code of Justinian, the comprehensive codification of Roman law sponsored by and named for the emperor Justinian I (reigned ad 527–565).
Apr 14, 2024 · In this captivating video, we explore the remarkable legacy of Justinian I one of the most influential Byzantine emperors in history. From his reign as the l...
