I actually look highly upon Justinian's memory. His reign brought at least some measure of order and stability to a Europe that had been in a terrible state. While some may criticise his campaigns, others consider his efforts to reunite the two empires to have hastened the decline, I actually think that Justinian's rule prolonged the memory of Rome.
Were it not for the strike of the Bubonic plague, future peoples would probably have looked more kindly on him.
@NicholasGeschke Justinian acted like a true Roman Emperor. Since the Western Roman empire had fallen 50 years ago, the only Roman empire left was the Eastern. Justinian, according to the ideology of the state, had the right to reclaim the territories the Empire had lost. The same ideology existed for a lot of centuries afterwards, even if the empire had a lost of its power. Nikephoros Phokas imprisoned Liutprand for calling Otto II "emperor" in front of him.
I actually look highly upon Justinian's memory. His reign brought at least some measure of order and stability to a Europe that had been in a terrible state. While some may criticise his campaigns, others consider his efforts to reunite the two empires to have hastened the decline, I actually think that Justinian's rule prolonged the memory of Rome.
Were it not for the strike of the Bubonic plague, future peoples would probably have looked more kindly on him.
NicholasGeschke 6 months ago
@NicholasGeschke Justinian acted like a true Roman Emperor. Since the Western Roman empire had fallen 50 years ago, the only Roman empire left was the Eastern. Justinian, according to the ideology of the state, had the right to reclaim the territories the Empire had lost. The same ideology existed for a lot of centuries afterwards, even if the empire had a lost of its power. Nikephoros Phokas imprisoned Liutprand for calling Otto II "emperor" in front of him.
Lhein33 5 months ago
"As the pestilence reached a FEVER pitch..." seriously?
koenan1 7 months ago
Damn, if Fedora wasn't such a whore than none of that would have happened...
lilvjdude 9 months ago
@lilvjdude
Its Theodora. :)
LVCIVSDEI 8 months ago
Damn... thank god I didn't live in those times-
MiracleKD18 1 year ago
@MiracleKD18 Dude i know...but we also have our own "plague" like MRSA, but soon, it will be cured.
CreateJade15 4 weeks ago