Justinian: Making Rome Great Again (TRIH ep 219, part 2)
532 · Resource
This episode is the second part of a series on Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss Justinian’s twin aims: restoring Roman territorial dominion and establishing a divinely ordered, centralized empire. They explore his legal reforms and fiscal pressures, mentioning key administrators such as John of Cappadocia and Tribonian.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 532
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Reign of Justinian I (527)
- Muhammad (570)
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Hagia Sophia (532)
- Sui dynasty (581)