Origins and Continuity of the Byzantine Empire
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The centralization of authority and expansion of imperial power.
Questions 1-2 refer to the following excerpt from the 'Secret History' by Procopius, c. 550 C.E. 'The Emperor [Justinian] was... a man who was naturally inclined to take the property of others... He was also the cause of many disasters to his subjects... his administration was never stable, but always in a state of flux, as he was constantly making new laws and then repealing them.'
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Analyze the political and cultural transitions from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the reign of Justinian I and his code.
Origins and Continuity of the Byzantine Empire
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The centralization of authority and expansion of imperial power.
Questions 1-2 refer to the following excerpt from the 'Secret History' by Procopius, c. 550 C.E. 'The Emperor [Justinian] was... a man who was naturally inclined to take the property of others... He was also the cause of many disasters to his subjects... his administration was never stable, but always in a state of flux, as he was constantly making new laws and then repealing them.'
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Analyze the political and cultural transitions from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the reign of Justinian I and his code.