1. In each box on the following pages fill in the requested information.
(Complete this only after reviewing all the exhibits.)
FBI:
History Investigation Unit
INDICTMENT
I FIND THAT EMPEROR JUSTINIAN I TO BE:
_____________________________________
(Cleared or Not Cleared of further investigation) .
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
(What stations prove your argument? What do they show?
Exhibit _____ shows ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Agent: ____________________________
Period: ____________________________
In each box on the following pages fill in the requested information.
Exhibit A – The Secret History Book
What characteristics does Procopius stress in the Secret History?
What is key to note about this source and Procopius?
Exhibit B – Hagia Sophia
What impact does the church have on a visitor?
Who paid for the building of the church?
Why would Justinian want to build such a building?

2. Exhibit F- The Great Builder
Exhibit C – Conquests
Exhibit C – Conquests
Sketch a simple map of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian's Rules
Describe Justinian’s reconquests from 527—565 CE. What areas were added?
Exhibit D – Code of Law
Exhibit F- The Great Builder
Why do you think it was important for the Roman and Byzantine empires to have extensive legal codes?
According to Procopius, what are three contributions of Justinian?
Review Law Number 28. Under this law, what happens if someone takes your property without your permission? How do you think this law helped the government maintain order?
List the building projects that made Constantinople the center of power
How do you think slaves were treated?
Exhibit E – Opinion of an Official
Exhibit H – Nika Revolt Video
How is Justinian’s power explained? .
Why were 1000’s people storming the Hippodrome?
What was Justinian's reaction to the riot?
Do you think other emperors before Justinian were view the same? Explain
Explain how the riot ended?

4. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Profiling Division
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From: Agent Percy Daniels
To: Assistant Director Theresa
Subject: Preliminary briefing for Case Number #J2391
We have completed our initial investigation. Our findings are outlined below.
Summary:
It has come to our attention that person of interest, Justinian I, is being investigated to questionable accounting practices used within his Empire of Byzantine which resulted in the Nika Riot. The Hippodrome, built under Constantine, was a massive building used for chariot races and entertainment but is also the sight of the massive slaughter. Two enemy groups known as the Blues and Greens came together forming a crowd of around 30,000 people rioting against Justinian's taxes and empire expenditures. It is not yet known who gave the order to massacre these people, as several people of interest are being looked into (wife Theodora, Byzantine Military Advisors of Justinian and other government officials) but the riot resulted in the slaughter of an estimated 30,000 Byzantine citizens.
Questions:
Our initial review investigation offers Justinian to be a questionable Emperor, other information has been coming in from Agent Will Smith and Agent Elvis Presley who are currently in the field collecting further information. Please review the documents and provide your final decision on whether the Bureau should take further action in indicting Justinian I on federal criminal charges.