Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...
The Byzantine Empire during the late 6th to late 7th centuries was in decline. Following the reconquest of the Western provinces of Italy and North Africa under Justinian the Great, the empire was ...
The verdict of history on Justinian is mixed. Was he a brilliant strategist, a wise lawgiver, and a gifted politician who laid the foundations for the Byzantine empire’s remarkable millennium of ...
In the sixth century, the Eastern empire reconquered Italy ... 485-542,) who drafted the famous law codes of the emperor Justinian I (ruled 527-565). An important chapter closely examines Justinian’s ...