Justinian

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?

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?

Iconoclasm

Read the first text from John of Damascus. On what basis does he defend the use of icons? What does the second excerpt, the "Decree of the Second Council of Nicea," have to say about the issue? What theological concerns were at stake in this conflict?