Justinian
Justinian was a Byzantine emperor (ruled 527–565 CE) whose legal reforms codified Roman law into the *Corpus Juris Civilis*, the foundation of legal systems across Europe and beyond.
His name appears in legal and historical contexts: Justinian's Code, the Justinian era.
The adjective Justinianic describes things relating to his reign or legal legacy.
Historic Istanbul religious structure
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- church buildingReligious worship facility
apse · nave · marble · gold · Byzantine architecture · cisterns · fortresses · columns
Historic Istanbul religious structure
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- theologyStudy of the divine
- patriarchMale head of family
bishops · councils · heresy · paganism · doctrine · monasticism · liturgy · icons
Justinian's Roman legal compilation
- DigestPeriodical of summaries
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- civil lawLaw governing private disputes
Roman law · legislation · statutes · decrees · edicts · jurists · legal reform · compilation
Male ruler of empire
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- hippodromeAncient equestrian arena
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
dynasty · succession · senate · patrician · eunuchs · court · autocrat · purple
Regaining seized territory
- VandalsEast Germanic tribal kingdom
- OstrogothsEastern Germanic tribal group
- RavennaEmilia-Romagna coastal city
- CarthagePhoenician colony that challenged Rome
North Africa · Italy · Sicily · Spain · Persia · frontier · fortifications · cavalry
Global disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- bubonicOf groin-node swellings
rats · fleas · depopulation · famine · economic decline · pestilence · outbreak · death toll
Hagia Sophia
Historic Istanbul religious structure
church building · apse · nave · marble · gold · Byzantine architecture · cisterns · fortresses · columns · atrium
Hagia Sophia
Historic Istanbul religious structure
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- theologyStudy of the divine
patriarch · bishops · councils · heresy · paganism · doctrine · monasticism · liturgy · icons · ecclesiastical
Corpus Juris Civilis
Justinian's Roman legal compilation
- DigestPeriodical of summaries
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
civil law · Roman law · legislation · statutes · decrees · edicts · jurists · legal reform · compilation · canon law
emperor
Male ruler of empire
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- hippodromeAncient equestrian arena
imperial · dynasty · succession · senate · patrician · eunuchs · court · autocrat · purple · diadem
reconquest
Regaining seized territory
- VandalsEast Germanic tribal kingdom
- OstrogothsEastern Germanic tribal group
- RavennaEmilia-Romagna coastal city
Carthage · North Africa · Italy · Sicily · Spain · Persia · frontier · fortifications · cavalry · infantry
pandemic
Global disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
bubonic · rats · fleas · depopulation · famine · economic decline · pestilence · outbreak · death toll · Mediterranean
JustinianAttila the Hun
Fifth-century barbarian king
Alaric · Nero · Genghis Khan · Caligula · warlord
- Justinian CodeSixth-century Roman legal compilation