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Created Constantinople
Made Christianity Rome's official religion
He was the first emperor to rule all of Rome
Created the Edict of Milan -
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Re-united the empire
His father was a important general
The emperor got killed so h e came to power
Had a very strategic mind
Ruled the East and the West
Solved the Gothic problem
They had 2 civil wars -
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He conquered and re-conquered a lot of land
Created a new set of laws named "the Justinian Code"
He rebuilt the Hagia Sophia
Reorganized the goverment -
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Left the empire to his son
Deep Christian faith
Overthrew Phocas
Re-organized the goverment and administration
Lost territory to the Arabs
Introduced Greek
Recognized militar leader
Reduced corruption -
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Ended iconoclasm
Killed Constantine VI (son) by taking off his eyes
Wanted more power
First empress
Considered very beautiful -
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He expanded the empire
Fought for the Bulgars for 25 years
Co emperor of Constantine
Was loved by the army
Wasn't emperor because he was too young -
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She turned the Hagia Sophia to a mosque
Killed her husband and got married again after a couple of days
One of the first empresses
She gave her legacy to women to prove women can do stuff -
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Her sister Zoe was in charge of the empire
Zoe banished Theodora from the kingdom
Her legacy was for women because women didn't have rights back then
She was a co- emperor with her sister
