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Dante's Paradiso.
Justinian is a saint of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. He was a [[Christian]] emperor who feared the effects on his empire from different religious and philosophical viewpoints. To this end he wanted a united Christian view to serve as the backbone of the people and the empire. Pagan and non-Christian thought was surpressed. Justinian even backed the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|orthodox]] clergy in denouncing other [[Christians]] as heretics. He oversaw the construction of the [[Hagia Sophia]] church in Constaninople, which was one of the most magnificent and beautiful buildings ever, until the [[Muslims]] turned it into a [[mosque]] when they conqured Constantinople in 1453, almost 1000 years after his birth.
Justinian is a saint of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. He was a [[Christian]] emperor who feared the effects on his empire from different religious and philosophical viewpoints. To this end he wanted a united Christian view to serve as the backbone of the people and the empire. Pagan and non-Christian thought was surpressed. Justinian even backed the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|orthodox]] clergy in denouncing other [[Christians]] as heretics. He oversaw the construction of the [[Hagia Sophia]] church in Constaninople, which was one of the most magnificent and beautiful buildings ever, until the [[Muslims]] turned it into a [[mosque]] when they conqured Constantinople in 1453, almost 1000 years after his birth.
In [[Dante's Paradiso]], Justinian appears in the [[Heaven]] of [[Mercury]]. He explains two theological points regarding [[justice]], reflecting his status in [[Medieval]] thought as the archetypal just [[emperor]].
== ''Secret History''==
== ''Secret History''==