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 …

482- 511 CE - Clovis was the leader of a Frankish tribe who eventually unified and ruled all Franks. Clovis converted from paganism to become a Catholic Christian around 500 CE.

This conversion helped him gain papal support, as well as leading to the eventual conversion of most of the Frankish …

511 CE

The Merovigian dynasty was named after Merovech, who was a Frankish ancestor of Clovis. Clovis founded the dynasty prior to his death in 511 CE. The Merovingians ruled most of the major Frankish dominions including Neustria in northern Gaul, Austrasia, and the kingdom of Burgundy.