Justinian

Justinian is emperor of the Romans: it would all become the disciple of Plato to shed the blood of thousands in his private quarrel: the successor of Augustus should vindicate his rights, and recover by arms the ancient provinces of his empire.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Justinian is a man; he is a prince; does he not dread for himself a similar reverse of fortune?

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

“Ye blues, Justinian is no more! ye greens, he is still alive!”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Justinian, is founded on the silence of her implacable enemies; and although the daughter of Acacius might be satiated with love, yet some applause is due to the firmness of a mind which could sacrifice pleasure and habit to the stronger sense either of duty or interest.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

He relates a coincidence of dreams, which supposes some fraud in Justinian or his architect.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

After the fall of the Roman empire in the West, an interval of fifty years, till the memorable reign of Justinian, is faintly marked by the obscure names and imperfect annals of Zeno,

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Three hundred and sixty years of disorder and decay accelerated the progress of oblivion; and it may fairly be presumed, that of the writings, which Justinian is accused of neglecting, many were no longer to be found in the libraries of the East.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

While plague was quite a common occurrence throughout the Middle Ages, and there was what is known as the Justinian Plague during the sixth to eighth centuries where half the population of Europe was wiped out, the Black Death would nevertheless take place until the fourteenth century.

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Hence that obliging potentate, in the year 321, promulgated the memorable edict, which, found in that Digest of Roman law known as the Justinian Code, Book III.,

Astral Worship J. H. Hill

We can call Justinian from his grave, and traverse the desert with

The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908