Flavius Belisarius was a prominent military commander in the Byzantine Empire, most notably under the reign of Emperor Justinian I (Justinian the Great). His challenging military campaigns, loyalty to the...
Five years after ascending the throne of the Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (also known as Justinian the Great) did not only have to contend with the troubles brewing with Persia...
With funds mobilized by his Praetorian Prefect, and architectural expertise supplied by mathematician Isidore of Miletus and geometric engineer Anthemius of Tralles, Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I reconstructed the Hagia...
Most known for being the wife of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (482 CE – 565 CE), Empress Theodora was arguably the most powerful woman in the history of the...