History frequently presents a variety of different images of historical figures. For example, there are the images
that an individual wants the world to see and those that are perceived by those living at the same time as these
historical figures. We see these two worlds in the readings that you examined for this section. Discuss the
different versions of Justinian and Theodora that are expressed through the writings of Procopius and in the
constructions commissioned during the reign of Justinian. How do these two versions of historical documents
(literature and architecture) inform our understanding of this period and the emperor and empress that are at
the heart of the developments of this age?
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