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How Justinian's Iron Fist Centralized Byzantium

If you enjoyed the content, don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe. If you’d like to support future videos: Join our Patreon here:   / projectglorious   Donate here: https://buymeacoffee.com/projectglorious Join our free Discord server:   / discord   Justinian is mostly remembered today for his conquest of a large part of the former western Roman empire, or even thanks to the codification of roman law, that still survives today. In this video however we want to shed light into another aspect of his reign, an aspect that would prove necessary for him to achieve his monumental feats in all other frontiers: the fact that he controlled the state tightly, to a degree that can only be compared to modern era dictatorships. On a political level, he could have been the one organizing the Nika riots to get rid of internal opposition (an opinion that we developed in our channel), thus allowing for a decrease in the power of the senate, the elimination of potential claimants to his throne and the simultaneous neutralization of the nobility and the lower classes of the capital. Once he would have attained this first level of power, Justinian would be free to reorder the economy in such a way as to provide maximal output directed to the imperial treasury. First, he cracked down on corruption by setting basically spy networks of provincial judges that would report the actions of the provincial governors, essentially some of the most influential people within the empire. At the same time, the control over his governors would allow for a central planning of the economy. Provinces that for example specialized on a specific product, or produced a high output would be used accordingly to benefit the entire state. Thus, with no tax increases, just by exerting extra control, imperial revenue would scourge. Last but not least Justinian would try to gain control over the hearts and minds of his people - a feat that he would attempt to achieve through mass conversions coupled with his monumental architecture - chief amongst them the Agia Sophia, which would prove much more than just a monumental building of the era. This coupled with all the other projects both in the capital and the provinces would raise Justinian from a mere migrant to something more than an emperor - he would be remembered as a man who defined his entire era. Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ 00:00 Intro - Justinian 2:24 Nika riots - Elimination of internal Enemies 10:17 Laws & tax reforms 17:04 Agia Sofia & Religion 21:55 Conclusion #byzantineempire #byzantium #documentary #europauniversalis #eu5 #europauniversalis5 #justinian