He worked to rebuild the Roman Empire to its previous size
What Justinian did after he became emperor
A clown in the circus
What did Theodora do before she became empress?
Patriarchs
Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Christians
Helped him stay emperor by convincing him to stay instead of run away when trouble arose.
How did Theodora help Justinian
The preacher had to speak loudly when he preached
What was one of the laws from the code of Justinian
Things you would see in Constantinople
Shops with food, jewelry and silk
He wanted to go to school
Why did Justinian beg his family to send him to Constantinople?
Code of Justinian
was the result of Emperor Justinian's desirethat existing Roman law be collected into a simple and clear system of laws, or "code."
Justinian
Byzantine emperor, commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Eastern Romanemperor sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost west...
Constantinople
the capitol of the Byzantine Empire
mosaic
the art of creating images with an assemblageof small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.
Roman Catholics
Christians in the Western Empire, whio believed in the authority of the pope
Orthodox Christians
Christians further east, including in the Byzantine Empire, that split from the Roman Catholics in the west
Theodora
Byzantine empress; wife and counsellor ofJustinian I, Theodora is perhaps the most influential and powerful woman in the Roman Empire's history.
Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia is a patriarchal Basilica (church). Built on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, its interiors were richly decorated with...
The different laws from different regions made it hard to govern them.
What problems did Justinian encounter after he rebuilt the Empire?
Byzantine Empire
the Eastern Roman Empire that existed throughout LateAntiquity and the Middle Ages, the last surviving part
Fourteen
How many palaces were there in Constantinople
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