Download Justinian tried to revive the roman in the Byzantine Empire

Alex Lennon
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Justinian tried to revive the roman in the Byzantine Empire.
He adopted forms of government, arts and architecture, and trade
methods from Rome. Justinian tried to bring the Roman Empire in
Byzantine and preserved Roman culture for long after the fall of
the Roman Empire.
Justinian’s rule was a strategic on like those of many Roman
emperors. As stated in document two Justinian was clever,
hypocritical, lying all the time, and had the ability to mask his true
opinions. Justinian made it seem to the public as though he
believed one thing and in reality believed another thing and that
made the people think better of him as did many Roman emperors.
Document five shows the fortifications and buildings of
Constantinople. Justinian was said to be a good builder and that
was a key part to the success of the Byzantine Empire. Justinain
had a triple fortified wall built around Constantinople to protect
from enemies. Also he had chains in the surrounding water to tear
the bottoms of attacking ships. Constantinople was located on a
peninsula between two great bodies of water which made people
pass through when trading, granting Constantinople power of trade
between Asia, Africa, and Europe.
In the Byzantine Empire Justinian preserved Roman
ways in what was called “the new Rome.” Document three states
that Justinian’s rule was like those of roman emperors. As stated in
document three, in a physical sense Justinian is equal to all men
but in the sense of his ruling power he is equal to a god “who rules
all.” This was similar to the way emperors ruled in Rome where
they were all-powerful and were worshiped as gods by the people.
Document six shows the size that the Byzantine Empire reached
under the rule of Justinian. As illustrated in document six
Byzantine conquered and took over very much land under
Justinian’s rule. Byzantine territory spanned throughout parts of
Africa, Asia, and Europe, as did Roman territory. This gave them
the power to control trade between these places because in order
for them to trade they had to go through Byzantine. This power
was very similar to the power that Rome had over other countries.
Alex Lennon
Per.9
Justinian tried to keep the Roman culture and ways
going in the Byzantine Empire. Justinian ruled like earlier roman
emperors, and revived the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire.
Justinian preserved Roman culture for long after the Roman
Empire fell in hopes that the new Rome would be as strong as the
last.