Many discuss whether Justinian made a new Byzantine Empire or just revived the Roman Empire. Arguments could be made for either side, but I believe evidence supports that he revived the old Roman Empire. Justinian conquered most of the Roman Empire’s old land, making it in the same location. Justinian also had Roman laws revised so he could use them again. Finally he used Roman inventions and religion in his empire. Justinian revived the Roman Empire by conquering Rome’s land, revising their laws, and using their inventions and Religion.
Justinian conquered most of the old Roman Empire’s land. You can look at the map in Document 6, and identify that all the land Justinian conquered in his time was land that used to be the Roman Empire’s. This supports the idea that Justinian revived the Roman Empire because he is adopting their land. He is basically rebuilding what the Roman Empire used to be, but better this time with a
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It says in document 7 that he appointed 10 men to analyze over 1600 books of Roman laws. They are basically editing previous laws so they can adopt them as their own. This also reveals that the system of government that Justinian wants to devise, and the ideas he feels the empire should value, are pretty similar to the old Roman Empire’s. This supports the idea that Justinian revived the Roman Empire.
Justinian used Roman inventions and religion in the empire. In the map in document 5, you can identify aqueducts in different parts of the city. Aqueducts were a Roman invention that carried water throughout an area. Using their inventions reveals that the empire was still pretty Roman. In the map of the city, there is also churches. It is a fact that these churches used the Christian religion, a religion that became the official religion of the Roman Empire at one point. This goes to show how similar the empire’s were. This supports the idea that Justinian revived the Roman