Justinian Collection

Empress Theodora / Ravenna
EMPRESS THEODORA wife of Justinian

Justinian I (Ravenna)
JUSTINIAN I

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

Emperor Justinian and his Court. ca. 547. ITALY. Ravenna. San Vitale. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic

Corpus Iuris Civilis. Code of Justinian. 529. Legislative compilation for a Roman law unification. Parchment codex. Folio 63v. 13th century

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

Justinian I
JUSTINIAN I The most brilliant of the Byzantine emperors

Belisarius Begging
BELISARIUS Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I, in disgrace, forced to beg in the street

Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail of The Emperor Justinian I (483-565), from the mosaic in the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bishop Maximianus - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail - The face of Bishop Maximianus (Maximian) of Ravenna (499556) from the impressive Byzantine mosaic of Emperor Justinian I and his suite, at the Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna

Justinian Institutiones (Fragment)
Leaf from a copy of Justinian's Institutiones, parchment. Main body text in two columns in black in a protogothic hand with alternating red and blue decorated initials and red

Justinian Digesta, Book XXXIII (Fragment)
Double folio, parchment, from Justinian's Digesta. Main body text in black ink written in two columns with contemporary marginal and interlineal gloss

Justinian Digesta, Books V and VI (Fragment)
Bifolium from a copy of Justinian's Pandects, or Digesta Justiniani Augusti, parchment. Containing part of the end of Book V (De Judiciis) and the beginning of Book VI (De Rei Vindicatione)

Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Sophia
Ottoman Empire era. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Shopia. Byzantine Basilica converted into a mosque. Exterior view. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouxa

Allegorical figure of Europe by Andrea Appiani
Allegorical figure of Europe seated on a throne in a purple robe with books, globe, palette, sceptre, lyre and owl. After a painting by Andrea Appiani.. L Europa come figurata dall Appiani

Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Empress Theodora, etc
Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Byzantine imperial courtiers 2, Empress Theodora 3, and Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer 4. Immagini di Giustiniano Teodora

Portrait of Byzantine Emperor Justinian II
Byzantine Emperor Justinian II, 668-711. Flavius Iustinianus, Rhinotmetos or Rhinotmetus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Portrait of Byzantine Emperors Constans II
Byzantine Emperor Constans II, Heraclius Constantinus Augustus or Constantine the Bearded, 630-668, and son Constantine IV, Flavius Constantinus Augustus or Pogonatos, 652-685

Portrait of Roman Emperor Justin I
Roman Emperor Justin I, 450-527. Flavius Iustinus Augustus, Eastern Roman Emperor, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Portrait of Roman Emperor Justinian I
Roman Emperor Justinian I, 482-565. Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Augustus, known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great, Byzantine Emperor, Eastern Roman Emperor

JUSTINIAN I Roman Emperor issuing the Digests Date: 483 - 565

ITALIAN EVENTS / JUSTINIAN
Justinian I, Roman Emperor, issues the Digests Date: 529

Former RNLI St Davids lifeboat station, St Justinian, South
A crewman climbs the steps from the RNLI St Davids lifeboat station at St Justinian, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The previous lifeboat station can be seen bottom right

Apollo. Head. Marble. 120-140 AD. From Palace of Justinian, Rome. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Medieval costume, from left to right: Byzantine Emperor Justinian with court officials and guards, Empress Theodora with court ladies, three people in Slavonic and Russian costume. Date: 6th century

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Justinian Code. ca. 1350. Money changer and trade of precious stones. Byzantine art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. National Library of the Turin University

Belisarius in Triumph
BELISARIUS Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I, triumphantly celebrated in Constantinople

Tarabya, Istanbul, Turkey - The Summer Palace
Panoramic view of Kutahya (Kutahia) a city in western Turkey lying on the Porsuk river - the capital of Kutahya Province. Under the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I the town was fortified with

The Istanbul Underground Cistern
The massive columned Cistern (known as the Basilica Cistern during the Roman Period). Thought to have been built during the reign of Justinian I, the age of Glory of Eastern Rome

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail

Basilica of St. John, Ephesus. Constructed by Justinian I, 6
Basilica of St. John was a basilica in Ephesus. Constructed by Justinian I, 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. Gate. Selcuk. Turkey

Hagia Irene. Capital. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Hagia Irene. Byzantine capital with the monogram of Justinian and Theodora

Greek script. Lintel with inscription of Emperor Justinian. Marble. 538 A.C. Miletus. Market Gate. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Justinian I (483-565). Mosaic
Justinian I (483-565). Eastern Roman Emperor. Mosaic depicting the emperor offering a model of the Hagia Sophia to the Virgin Mary. Southwestern entrance. tympanum. Hagia Sophia. Istanbul. Turkey

Codex Iustiniani or Justinian Codex (1350)
" Codex Iustiniani or " Justinian Codex" (1350). The payment of the gabelle. Bolognese school. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin

Justinian Code. A sick dictating his will. Late Byzantine art. Miniature Painting

Istanbul, Turkey - Bodrum Mosque
Interior view of the Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527

St Justinian lifeboat, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
People in the St Justinians lifeboat, near the lifeboat station, on the Pembrokeshire coast, Dyfed, South Wales

Adapazar - Bridge of Justinian
Ancient Bridge built by the Emperor Jusitinian close to Adapazar, Turkey - now called Sarkaya

Railway passing the Little Aya Sofya
The Turkish railway passing the Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527

Adapazar, Turkey - now called Sarkaya
Adapazar, Turkey - the ancient Bridge, built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

BYZANTINES / 300-700
L-R: Bishop Maximianus, Justinian, Priest, Phocas (610) and Justinian II (711)

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Originally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473

NARSES (480? - 574)
NARSES Byzantine general and eunuch; commanded Justinian Is imperial bodyguard

Belisarius Portrait
BELISARIUS Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I alternately celebrated and disgraced

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