Justinian led an austere life, working hard for long hours and expecting the same of subordinates. |
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During the war that followed between Justinian and the Ostrogoths, the Slavs made repeated incursions into the provinces. |
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Outside his church of St Sophia an equestrian statue showed Justinian in military costume, pointing his hand eastwards. |
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Later he was accused of plotting against Justinian and stripped of his dignities. |
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Emperor Justinian reconquered North Africa and part of Italy, making Ravenna the western capital, but his success was shortlived. |
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Our forefathers' discovery of the Justinian Compilation was a kind of revelation for them. |
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Thus, I'm glad that the subject of Justinian arose before I undertook this transcription. |
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But Julian, the ambassador of Justinian, wrote a description of the Abyssinian court of which a fragment has survived. |
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The 40-nummi piece of the Emperor Justinian shown on the cover is an early example of this trend. |
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We read in the Novellae that Justinian obliged married people of a certain social standing to have a written contract. |
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Some codes are close to the Justinian Code approach in that they are extremely long and detailed. |
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The Justinian Code stipulated that legionaries were to receive a ration of pork fat every three days. |
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Roman Empire knew its first golden age under Justinian. |
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The 40-nummi piece was the largest and heaviest copper coin minted under Justinian. About the size of an old Canadian silver dollar, it weighs 22.76Â grams. |
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One day, he came to the aid of an eminent jurist who was searching his papers for a text on the Institutes of Justinian, by reciting the entire quotation by heart. |
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Justinian thus launched a «holy» war against the opponents of the Church of Rome, and dispatched his general Belisarius to attack the Barbarian nations which still refused to submit. |
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An accomplished pen-portraitist, Lord Norwich calls on another, Procopius, for a memorable depiction of the Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I and a renowned courtesan. |
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Codification of the type typical of modern civilian systems did not first appear until the Justinian Code. |
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Byzantine Emperor Justinian I declared war, with the stated intention of restoring Hilderic to the Vandal throne. |
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Italy would suffer far greater devastation in the next century when Emperor Justinian I reconquered it. |
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By 550 Justinian was able to put together an enormous force, an assembly designed to recover his losses and subdue any Gothic resistance. |
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This Corpus Juris of Justinian, with a few additions from the ordinances of succeeding emperors, continued to be the chief lawbook in what remained of the Roman world. |
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The emperor Justinian observed with grim satisfaction the declining sea power of the Vandals, their fading military might, and the softening effect on them of luxury and excess. |
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Other monuments, Byzantine, constructed with antique materials, such as a quadrangular fortress period Justinian walls and a tower are now covered by houses of the village. |
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The construction of the present church was ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. It is in basilica form and composed of five colonnades, the biggest of which is in the middle. |
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Other monuments and areas of interest include the Temple of Liber Pater, Basilica of Justinian, and Mosaics of the House of Jason Magnus, Capitolium, Temple of Serapis, Temple of Hercules and Temple of Isis. |
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At this point two factors saved Justinian. |
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My research is mostly concerned with the socio-economic history of the later Roman Empire, more specifically the period from the Tetrarchy to Justinian. |
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It is also sometimes referred to as the Code of Justinian, although this name belongs more properly to the part titled Codex Justinianus. |
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Two thirds of the Institutiones of Justinian consists of literal quotes from Gaius. |
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The relics of David and Justinian of Ramsey Island were kept in a portable casket on the stone base of the shrine. |
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Also found in the same area are remains of public baths built by the emperor Justinian, a seawall, quays and a bridge. |
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The reign of Justinian saw the construction of over 100 legionary fortresses to supplement the defense. |
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Consular dating had already been abolished in 537, when Justinian introduced dating by the emperor's regnal year and the indiction. |
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He was succeeded by his nephew Justinian I in 527, who may already have exerted effective control during Justin's reign. |
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Justinian called Belisarius out of retirement and defeated the new Hunnish threat. |
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After Justinian died in 565, his successor, Justin II refused to pay the large tribute to the Persians. |
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Legend has it that monks working for the emperor Justinian I smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in hollow canes from China. |
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Eight hundred years after the Plague of Justinian, the bubonic plague returned to Europe. |
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Much of the legislative style was adapted from the Roman Law Code of Justinian. |
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These courts do not use the common law of England, but are civil law courts largely based upon the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian. |
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Consider Raphael's Donna Velata, the Ravennese mosaic of Justinian and His Court, and Picasso's still-life The Pigeon. |
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Belisarius was a soldier, not a statesman, and still loyal to Justinian. |
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Fearful that Belisarius might set himself up a permanent kingship should he consolidate his conquests, Justinian recalled him to Constantinople with Witiges in tow. |
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Nor did its Germanic traditions offer any code of civil law required of urbanised society, such as Justinian I caused to be assembled and promulgated in the Byzantine Empire. |
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Sometime in 549, the Visigoth Athanagild sought military assistance from Justinian I and while this aide helped Athanagild win his wars, the Romans had much more in mind. |
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Having been militarily defeated by the armies of Emperor Justinian I, the remnants were dispersed to the fringes of the empire and became lost to history. |
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They were experts in interpreting Canon law, a basis of which was the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian which is considered the source of the civil law legal tradition. |
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In 534, the Corpus was updated and, along with the enactments promulgated by Justinian after 534, formed the system of law used for most of the rest of the Byzantine era. |
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In 532, attempting to secure his eastern frontier, Justinian signed a peace treaty with Khosrau I of Persia agreeing to pay a large annual tribute to the Sassanids. |
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The quell of the rebellion raised Justinian to the acme of power. |
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During the 6th century, Justinian reconquered Northern Africa and Italy. |
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The major divisions of the law of ancient Rome, as contained within the Justinian and Theodosian law codes, consisted of Ius Civile, Ius Gentium, and Ius Naturale. |
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The Justinian Code's doctrines provided a sophisticated model for contracts, rules of procedure, family law, wills, and a strong monarchical constitutional system. |
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The Plague of Justinian and the Arab conquests would represent a substantial reversal of fortunes contributing to a period of stagnation and decline. |
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It is known that the Plague of Justinian entered the Mediterranean world in the 6th century and first arrived in the British Isles in 544 or 545, when it reached Ireland. |
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During the Byzantine Empire the Justinian Code was expanded and remained in force until the Empire fell, though it was never officially introduced to the West. |
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In 535, Emperor Justinian I made Sicily a Byzantine province and, as in Roman times, Greek continued to be the predominate language spoken on the island. |
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He did the exact opposite, declaring the island's independence from Carthage and opening negotiations with Emperor Justinian I, who had declared war on Hilderic's behalf. |
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After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Italy was seized by the Ostrogoths, followed in the 6th century by a brief reconquest under Byzantine Emperor Justinian. |
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During the 6th century, Justinian I reconquered Northern Africa and Italy. |
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Procopius, in his work Secret History, declared that Justinian was a demon of an emperor who either created the plague himself or was being punished for his sinfulness. |
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It is estimated that the Plague of Justinian which began in 541 and recurred periodically for 150 years thereafter killed as many as 100 million people across the world. |
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The Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I always strove to restore as much of the Western Roman Empire as he could and certainly would not pass up the opportunity. |
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Launched on both land and sea, Justinian began his war of reconquest. |
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