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This 10 page report discusses the Byzantine
emperor, Justinian I. Justinian is known for expanding Byzantine
rule in the Western world, developing and beautifying the city of
Constantinople, and completing the codification of Roman law. It
has been due, in great measure, to Justinian I’s efforts and
determination that Western civilization and the law governing it
have developed in the ways they have. Bibliography lists 8
sources.
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efforts and determination that Western civilization and the law governing it have developed in the ways they have. Bibliography lists 8 sources. BWjustin.rtf
Justinian the Great, Emperor of Byzantium and Creator of a New Standard for Law By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 --
for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction Justinian the Great (483-565), whose full name, according to the encyclopedia, was Flavius Petrus Sabgatius Justinianus, was the emperor
of Byzantium who "extended Byzantine rule in the West, beautified Constantinople, and completed the codification of Roman law" (Encarta 1994). To summarize the man and his career in only a
few short lines is to do a disservice to the memory and accomplishments of an ancient king. It has been due, in great measure, to Emperor Justinian Is efforts and
determination that Western civilization and the law governing it have developed in the ways it has. During the fourth century, Constantinople, which had been founded by the Emperor Constantine the
Great on the site of the old Greco-Roman town of Byzantium, had usurped Rome as the governmental hub of the Roman Empire. By 476, the fall of Rome left the
eastern city the undisputed imperial capital. During the reign of Justinian (527-565) the Byzantine empire reached its greatest magnitude and experienced its first truly "golden age." In many ways,
Justinian I is thought of as the "last Roman emperor." He was the last to conquer or (more accurately) reconquer territory, and the last to see the resources and stability
in the Empire that could produce great literary, artistic, and architectural achievement. However, it should be noted: "The empire was already thriving before the ambitious Justinian I (r. 527-65) showed
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