WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Justinian I served as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. Justinian is best remembered for his work as a legislator and codifier. During his reign, Justinian reorganized the government of the Byzantine Empire and enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption.

Detailed explanation-2: -Constantine I the Great (306-337) is considered the first Byzantine emperor. Not all historians agree on that. Several sources view Theodosius the Great (379-395) as the first emperor, other his son Arcadius and some Heraklios (610-641). Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to rule from Constantinople.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nearly forty-year reign of Emperor Justinian I (born 482; reign 527–65) (99.35. 7406) heralded extensive territorial expansion and military success, along with a new synthesis of Greco-Roman and Christian culture seen at all levels of Byzantine culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.