Justinian I - One of the greatest emperors who
reigned from -
- Wife was the beautiful
- Was an , wise, strong ruler
- Extended rights to
- Buy and own , freedoms
Empress Theodora
- Justinian’s wife Theodora had a lot of
and
- Met with and wrote to
leaders
- Justinian and
helped him pass laws
- Encouraged building of Christian

Rebellion After the Races
- broke out after a chariot race
- After a race at the , the Blues and Greens
- Both were upset over and united in Justin
- Fighting went to the streets and escalated into a
- Riots lasted a full and much of the city was in flames
- Justinian and Theodora hid in
- Advisors wanted him to , but Theodora wanted to
- Justinian listened to Theodora and stopped the
- people were killed
- Constantinople was completely
Rebuilding the City
- Justinian wanted to rebuild the city than before
- Built up including bridges, baths, parks, roads, etc
- Build grand , Hagia Sophia
- While rebuilding the city he wanted to lost emperor territory
- Launched campaigns
- Won back parts of North , Italy, and southeastern
Reforming the Law: The Justinian Code
- To oversee his new empire, Justinian ordered legal experts to consolidate old Roman Laws
into a single law code
- Justinian Code served as basis for criminal justice, marriage, property, slavery, and
women’s rights
- The law code became one of the most important legacies of the empire
- Served as basis for laws for next 900 years