1. Justinian was a Byzantine emperor who rebuilt the city of Constantinople and sought to reconquer former Roman territories after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. 2. He commissioned the construction of new fortifications, aqueducts, and most notably Hagia Sophia, one of the greatest churches ever built. 3. Justinian also had Roman laws collected and codified into the Justinian Code, which served as the basis of Byzantine law for over 900 years.

1. Byzantium Becomes the New Rome Ch 11.1

9. The Walls of Theodosius( Constantinople’s fortress) were double layered. The inner wall was 16 feet thick and 40 feet tall. It had 96 staggered towers that were 70 feet tall. The external wall was 6.5 feet thick and 28 feet tall. In between the two was a ditch 65 feet wide and 20 feet deep

16. Hagia Sophia

19. Minarets Ottoman Muslims erected them after capturing Constantinople in 1453. Used to call Muslims to prayer.

25. Byzantine Empire in 565

26. Byzantine Empire by 717