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Theodora died in 548 [40] at a relatively young age, possibly of cancer; Justinian outlived her by nearly twenty years. Justinian, who had always had a keen interest in theological matters and actively participated in debates on Christian doctrine, [ 41 ] became even more devoted to religion during the later years of his life.
Patriarch Justinian died on the evening of March 26, 1977, aged 76, after a painful illness and a long period of hospitalisation. He was laid to rest in the grave which he carefully prepared for himself in the interior wall of Radu Vodă Monastery , Bucharest (the monastery, dating from the 16th century, had been extensively renovated during ...
The Justinian dynasty began with the accession of its namesake Justin I to the throne. Justin I was born in a village, Bederiana, in the 450s AD. [1] Like many country youths, he went to Constantinople and enlisted in the army, where, due to his physical abilities, he became a part of the Excubitors, the palace guards. [2]
Eutharic died in 522, by which time Justin's policies, possibly influenced by Justinian, had become more anti-Arian. In 526 Theodoric died, leaving Eutharic's ten-year-old son Athalaric as heir to the throne. [35] [36] Justin I (left) persecuting Monophysites, miniature from the 12th century Manasses Chronicle
The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague (AD 541–549) was an epidemic that afflicted the entire Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Near East, severely affecting the Sasanian Empire and the Byzantine Empire, especially Constantinople.
Theodora was of Greek descent. [3] [better source needed] Much of her early life, including the date and place of her birth, is uncertain: for instance, according to Michael the Syrian, her birthplace was in Mabbug, Syria; [4] Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos says Theodora is a native of Cyprus; [5] and the Patria, attributed to George Codinus, claims Theodora came from Paphlagonia.
Scholars deciphered inscriptions on 4,000-year-old tablets more than 100 years after they were originally discovered. One warned, "A king will die." Archaeologists Finally Decoded a 4,000-Year-Old ...
He also did not fully heal the divisions in Chalcedonian Christianity, as the Second Council of Constantinople failed to make a real difference. [38] Justinian died in 565; his reign was more successful than any other Byzantine emperor, yet he left his empire under massive strain. [39] Financially and territorially overextended, Justin II (r.