WHI.8 Byzantine Emp and Justinian's Reign Analogies Assignment

Theodosius I : Pagan Religion :: Justinian :

• Religious tolerance

• Unified law code

• Military surrender

• Architectural reform

Constantinople : Fortified Walls :: Rome :

• Peace treaties

• Wooden defenses

• Multiple invasions

• Expansion into Asia

Justinian : Hagia Sophia :: Leo I :

• Hagia Irene

• Narses

• Orthodox leadership

• Tribute payments

Belisarius : Vandals :: Narses :

• Lombards

• Slavs

• Ostrogoths

• Persians

The Nika Riots : Rebuilding Constantinople :: The Plague :

• Conquest of Spain

• Rebuilding Hagia Sophia

• Weakening the army

• Election of Theodora

Hagia Sophia : Architecture :: Justinian’s Code :

• Science

• Law

• Trade

• Religion

Attila : Huns :: Odoacer :

• Byzantines

• Vandals

• Western Rome

• Slavs

Theodora : Women’s Rights :: Justinian :

• Taxation

• Legal Reform

• Chariot Racing

• Religious Doctrine

Eastern Roman Empire : Stability :: Western Roman Empire :

• Prosperity

• Decline

• Expansion

• Equality

The Nika Riots : Public Unrest :: Plague :

• Trade decline

• Spiritual revival

• Population loss

• Legal codification