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A 10 page paper which discusses the Emperor Justinian of
Constantinople from 527-564. The paper argues that Justinian's intentions were political
more than religious. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of Rome arise once more. According to others, however, he was seen as a man who desired power and control, even so far as the Catholic Church was concerned. He
was a man who was actively involved in providing a strong foundation for Christianity, and a man who would apparently go to any length to achieve this vision. As we
shall see, through various examinations of the life of Justinian, he was a man who was far more concerned with establishing his power over religion than he was a man
who supported religion for its own sake. In the following paper we present an overview of Justinians activities as Emperor of Constantinople and illustrate in the process that he was
a man who desired power and he used Christianity as a part of that pursuit. Justinian Justinian was actually the nephew of Justin, the previous Emperor. In the following
we note the beginnings of Justinian as they involve his uncle: "Justin was 66 and an Illyrian peasant brought up with Latin, but he was uneducated. He joined the army
at Constantinople and served in the Isaurian and Persian wars. He married a captive concubine he had purchased, and she was crowned Augusta Euphemia. He had adopted his elder nephew
who took the name Justinian. Justin began his reign by executing Amantius and Theocritus, though some blamed Justinian for this" (Anonymous Goths, Franks, and Justinians Empire 476-610 AB12-GothsFranksJustinian.html). Justinian was
also held responsible for the murder of consul Vitalian in the year 520. "From then until his succession seven years later, Justinian was considered the power behind the throne. He
took the side of the Blue partisans who were orthodox and mostly from the upper classes, and he protected them from being punished for their many riots until in 524
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