Tuesday Documentary
I Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Justinian: Last of the Romans
ChannelTV One
Date BroadcastSaturday 11 December 1999
Start Time20 : 00
Finish Time21 : 00
Duration60:00
Episode6
He lived more than 500 years after Caesar. He ruled from Constantinople, not Rome. But Justinian restored the Empire to its former glory one last time. He sent his armies west, where they recaptured territory lost to Barbican invasions in the 5th century, reclaiming most of the empire, that lasted for another millennium. He is remembered as "the last of the Romans."
He lived more than 500 years after Caesar. He ruled from Constantinople, not Rome. But Justinian restored the Empire to its former glory one last time. He sent his armies west, where they recaptured territory lost to Barbican invasions in the 5th century, reclaiming most of the empire, that lasted for another millennium. He is remembered as "the last of the Romans."