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Justinian
- Theodora
- Justinian
married her and
appointed her
his co-emperor
- Convinced
Justinian to
stay and fight
the rebels
- Justinian
married her and
appointed her
his co-emperor
- Ruled
around
527 CE
- Unpopular
among his
people
- Outlawed
adultery,
gambling
- High taxes
- Outlawed
heresies
- Tried to
make
everyone the
same
- Tried to
make
everyone the
same
- Tried to
legislate
morality
- Outlawed
adultery,
gambling
- Massacred
Blues and
Greens
rebels in
Hippodrome
- Rebels had burned
1/3 of the city in
riots
- Rebels had burned
1/3 of the city in
riots
- Most famous for ordering
the writing of Justinian's
Code, changing confusing
laws. Basis of legal codes in
Europe today.
- Sent military
campaigns
- North Africa
- Italy
- Spain
- North Africa
- Building
- Repaired
many existing
buildings
- Built baths,
aqueducts, law
courts, schools,
and hospitals
- Churches like
Hagia Sophia
- Repaired
many existing
buildings
- Procopius
- Official court
historian
- Spoke
favorably of
Justinian in the
court records
- The Secret History
- Revealed Justinian was a
strict, hypocritical, bad
ruler
- Revealed Justinian was a
strict, hypocritical, bad
ruler
- Official court
historian
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