Greatness and Lasting Impact of Justinian, Hadrian, Constantine, Julius Caesar, and Claudius

Greatness and Lasting Impact
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Greatness and Lasting Impact
Justinian is a renowned leader who possessed vast ambitions to restore the Byzantine Empire to be part of the Old Roman Empire. Like other emperors, the aim to restore was never achieved. However, the lasting impact during the Justinian era was that he renewed the Hellenic influence and Byzantine rule in several regions of Italy. He also contributed to the construction of the Hagia Sofia and legal work, making him famous in philosophy, literature, poetry, and other vital achievements (Hussey, 2021).
Hadrian had a literary mind and engaged in artistic works. He was a leader with an artistic temperament, explaining his contribution to poetry and architecture. There are four complete poems he composed that are available today. In architecture, he managed to create a personal villa in Tivoli, on the outskirts of Rome (Mark, 2021).
Constantine's significant contribution and lasting impact is the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313. This was essential to the tolerance for Christi...