Justinian Quotes

“For good or ill,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“the emperor then had Masedes burnt at the stake.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“have no evidence of any attempt to try to justify the imperial intervention in Spain in religious or legal terms,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“There are indications across all three of Procopius’ works,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Artabanes had not defeated Gunthar in open battle,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Procopius would complain that Justinian was so cruel that he refused to write off tax debts owed by landowners”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Vigilius finally arrived in Constantinople on 25 January 547,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“could agree that the ‘crucified Christ’ should be clearly defined as God.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“he sought to encourage conversion and set father against son and sibling against sibling.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“he is recorded to have played an active role in assisting Justinian in the construction of Hagia Sophia.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“The same source relates that Justinian spent the equivalent of one year’s tax revenue from Egypt—”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“At the same time,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Significantly”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“he would marry for love rather than out of political calculation.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“It does seem likely that he was involved in the ‘hit’ on Vitalian.”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“In the discussions that ensued,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Procopius ascribed his sudden emergence as emperor to the power of his office as comes excubitorum”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“located roughly five kilometres from the milestone known as the milion in the heart of the city,”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“Hephthalite’ or ‘White’ Huns)”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

“As a result”
― Peter Sarris, Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint