98 points due ! (maxed amount of points)
background: in the ancient world, the romans conquered the entire mediterranean region and built a great empire. eventually, the roman empire grew too large and was divided. the western half of the roman empire became weak and was completely conquered by barbarians by 476 a. d. the eastern half became known as the byzantine empire and thrived for 1000 years. this byzantine empire would leave behind many contributions that would shape future generations.
task: you will come up with a newspaper article describing the contributions of either emperor justinian wife, theodora.
you must have an image & an image caption (i need ideas)
2 paragraphs of at least 5 sentences each
paragraph 1 - basic geography of the byzantines (capital city, why it was moved, advantages of its new location)
paragraph 2 - accomplishments under justinian and theodora. with examples and impact (accomplishments/contributions can be in the categories of religious, political, or cultural).

When the Byzantine Empire had split, it had moved its capital to Constantinople. The main reason they had moved it into Constantinople was the fact that it was in the middle of the Black and Aegean sea which would give them access to trade routes. In addition, Constantinople was one of the richest cities at the time, and it also had a border between the Christians and the Muslim faith. With that being said, European soldiers had to come into Constantinople in order to fight the holy war. In my own opinion, I think the byzantines switched their capital in order to gain these advantages and trade routes.

By 527 CE, Justinian was crowed as emperor of the Byzantine empire. During his time he had expanded, and had reclaimed some land back in the west. Furthermore, Justinian and his wife, Theodora had stopped peasants from taking control of the Byzantines. Without the help of Theodora, the Byzantine empire may had collapsed early on. As you can see, Theodora and Justinian might've not been the best emperor, but they certainly saved the Byzantine empire.