SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Justinian was able to reconquer lands once held by the Western Roman Empire?

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Emperor Justinian reconquered many former territories of the Western Roman Empire, including Italia, Dalmatia, Africa, and southern Hispania.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the reign of Justinian I ( r. 527–565), the empire reached its greatest extent after the fall of the west, re-conquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast, including Africa, Italy and Rome, which it held for two more centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Justinian I was a master legislator. He reorganized the administration of the imperial government and outlawed the suffragia, or sale of provincial governorships. He also sponsored the Codex Justinianus (Code of Justinian) and directed the construction of several new cathedrals, including the Hagia Sophia.

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