Term 1 Week 10 Emperor Justinian.notebook
Emperor Justinian
Justinian: ruled from 527­565
1) Expanded the empire
2) Created Justinian Code of Law
3) Beautified Constantinople
4) Got help from his wife, Theodora, to run
the empire
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Justinian now ruled more of the territory that once
belonged to the Roman Empire.
1) Justinian dreamed of
reconquering the lands of the
Western Roman Empire.
In 532 he defeated the Vandals and took back_________.
Then he conquered Spain from the _______________.
Finally Justinian set out to reconquer _________ from the
Ostrogoths. This war is called the Gothic War (535­553).
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2) To create a strong, united empire,
Justinian organized the existing Roman laws
into a single code.
Justinian's code formed
the basis for laws in the
Byzantine Empire.
It also became the basis
for laws in many other
countries .
3) Byzantine
Art
We must make
New Rome more
beautiful than
Old Rome!
Constantinople had
become richer and
more powerful than
Rome.
Justinian
Justinian built many churches, including
the Hagia Sofia (Istanbul).
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Characteristics of Byzantine art:
Lots of gold,
­mosaics
everywhere!
­lots of gold
­front view of people
­flat figures that seem to float in space
­buildings more beautiful inside than out
4) Theodora was Justinian's wife, and the
most powerful woman of the time.
She helped women to get
more rights because they
could:
­ own and inherit land
­ get a divorce
and
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Mosaic of Theodora in San Vitale, Ravenna
San Vitale, Ravenna