In the fourth century CE, Saint Jerome made a Latin translation of the Bible which eventually came into common usage. It is still used to this day. This translation is known as the Vulgate.

Constantinople- 537 CE -- Hagia Sophia was the "Church of Holy Wisdom" in Constantinople. It was one of the three greatest buildings in the city and one of the greatest achievements of Justinian. Hagia Sophia was designed by a Greek architect. It contains four large piers and a huge dome which …

529 CE- Corpus Iurus Civilis was a compendium of Roman law code commissioned by Justinian and written by the jurist Trebonian. Corpus Iurus Civilius became a very important historical codification of law.

527- 565 CE - Justinian became emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 527 CE because he was nephew and heir to the previous emperor. Justinian married the daughter of a lower class circus trainer named Theodora. Justinian believed he could reestablish the Roman empire throughout the Mediterranean. Justinian's army was lead …

590- 604 CE - Gregory the Great became pope and gained control of Rome around the seventh century CE. Gregory organized Rome and its surrounding territories into a system of government known as the Papal States. Gregory probably established control in Rome to prevent further damage from the Lombards who had …

Literally, "money for a man." In Germanic law most crimes were treated personally, with punishment meted out directly by a person's family. The system of weregeld payments was orchestrated as a reaction to the heavy toll that was sometimes extracted by grieving family members who wished to receive retribution for …