Byzantine Empire

Introduction:
Justinian was the ruler of the byzantine empire, he changed the empire keeping the roman law values and he extended his kingdom through most of Europe making Constantinople its capital.
Background:
Justinian was adopted by his uncle. Justinian's family came from the area were the spoke latin instead of greek. Justinian married a woman named Theodora she was an actress and a circus dancer, she also painted.
The Early Years:
When Justinian came to ruling a lot happened. Religion actions were the most important. Pagan people were put to jail and Christians who became pagan were killed. The empire had a lot of conflicts with a  tribe called the Samaritans. Laws were made against them but then they were changed. Justinian expanded his empire through almost all of Europe, fighting a lot of battles.
Nika Revolts:
The Nika Revolt began in Constantinople, there was a lot of street violence in the empire this made all the empire compete in chariot-racing.
The Glommy 540:
This decade began with a Persian threat. Justinian was making peace with eastern tribes when for the first time the bubonic plague hit Europe. Many people died and this made the empire weak by lacking resources. Theodora died of cancer and left Justinian really bad. The empire fought many wars at this time witch didnt help Justinian at all.
The Plague:
The plague was moving very quickly throughout the whole empire, and people were dying. A lot of natural disasters happened when the plague was happening witch made the empire more weak than it already was.
The Law:
Justinian made a new code of imperial laws. It was called the Justinian code witch consisted in 4 parts. He made new laws in a book named Novels. Most of this laws were issued in Greek. Justinian made good laws and was good in theology. The role in women grow much higher and he made laws in the independence of women.
Final Years:
The final years of Justinian's empire was with a lot of wars from invaders and little by little the empire cam to an end because of the weakness it had and they were loosing land.