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Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i

THE COMMONWEALTH OF BYZANTIUM

Internet Activities: Justinian



1

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/procop-anec1.html

Based on this text, can you determine the source of this author's grievances against Justinian? What are the specific complaints he makes about Justinian's policies and actions? What can you learn about the emperor from this text?
2

The Code of Justinian: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/corpus1.html According to the prologue, what was the purpose of creating this code? What does this text cite as the source of Roman law? What, if anything, does this text teach us about Byzantine society?