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Justinian. By: Justin Joseph. Before J ustinian. The western Roman Empire had fallen and the only Roman Empire left standing was the Byzantine. The Byzantine empire had been battling for survival because of attacks from franks and Germanic people . Early Justinian.
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Justinian By: Justin Joseph
Before Justinian • The western Roman Empire had fallen and the only Roman Empire left standing was the Byzantine. • The Byzantine empire had been battling for survival because of attacks from franks and Germanic people.
Early Justinian • His parents were peasants. • The emperor Justin the 1 adopted him. • He co-ruled until 527 A.D.
Starting-up Ruler • He started up with the byzantine reconquest. • These were a series of wars. • The ultimately failed because he lost all his money.
Later Ruler • He married Theodora. • The Nika revolt happed. • The Nika Revolt was when revolvers attacked Constantinople.
Corpus JurisCivils • It is more commonly called Justinian code. • It combined old laws into new laws so romans new what their rights were. • It is the base line for many laws today.