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Justinian: The Last of The Romans

The Early Years. Justinian (originally named Petrus Sabbatius) was born into a family of peasants in the early 480's (AD). Life was hard, for two centuries Germanic people have been invading the empire, and Rome had fallen to the Goths. Justinian eager to leave the farm, was finally summoned to C

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Justinian: The Last of The Romans

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    1. Justinian: The Last of The Romans Then it was Justinian, fanning the flame and openly inciting the Blues to fight, made the whole Roman Empire shake on its foundation, as if an earthquake or a cataclysm had stricken it, or every city within its confines had been taken by the foe. Everything everywhere was uprooted: nothing was left undisturbed by him. Law and order, throughout the State, overwhelmed by distraction, were turned upside down. -Procopius, The Secret History

    2. The Early Years

    3. The Succession

    4. Theodora

    5. Justinian’s Coinage

    6. Procopius

    7. Justinian’s Code

    8. Justinian’s Code: Punishments

    9. Riots

    10. Riot Control

    11. A New Hope

    12. The Hagia Sophia

    13. The Bubonic Plague

    14. Justinian: The Last of The Romans

    15. Bibliography

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