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The greatest of the Byzantine emperors was Justinian the Great (ruler from 527 to 565), who introduced an equitable legal system, and also extended the boundaries of the empire into Spain, Italy, and Africa.
Polytheism, however, persisted until 529, when an edict by Emperor Justinian outlawed the last “pagan” temples and closed the famous Athenian schools of philosophy.
Ruled in the early sixth century by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, it was recaptured for Emperor Justinian in 540, and Byzantine culture left its mark for another two centuries.
The Old Testament scenes, such as Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, are more lively than the rigidly formal Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, with their court retinue, and Christ between two angels, St. Vitalis, and, far right, Bishop Ecclesius holding a model of the church.
Emperor Justinian (527–565) and his wife Theodora reannexed Italy to the Byzantine Empire and codified Roman law as the state’s legal system.