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Justinian I (/ dʒ ʌ ˈ s t ɪ n i ə n / just-IN-ee-ən; Latin: Iūstīniānus, Classical Latin pronunciation: [juːstiːniˈaːnʊs]; Ancient Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, romanized: Ioustinianós, Byzantine Greek pronunciation: [i.ustini.aˈnos]; 482 – 14 November 565), [b] also known as Justinian the Great, [c] was the Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
In 564, Emperor Justinian I, who was in his 80's and had already reigned for almost 40 years, adopted the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae and issued an "edict compelling assent to the notion that the body of Christ was 'incorruptible and not susceptible to the natural and blameless passions,'” [6] (i.e. suffering) and attempted to elevate ...
English: This is a map of countries by their Corruption Perceptions Index score in 2021 according to Transparency International Score higher than 79 Score equal to or between 70 and 79
A new ranking shows a rise of corruption in many countries in the Americas. There are reasons to fear more bad news. | Opinion
The corruption of John and Tribunianus; [24]: 49 the curbing of corruption of other influential figures; loss of influence and employment because of a decrease in funding for the civil service; Justinian's low birth; extremely high taxes; [24]: 49 [27] cruel methods of tax collection; [18] the curbing of the power of the chariot racing factions ...
One researcher contends that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, corruption in the wealthy, industrialized United States in some ways resembled corruption in impoverished developing nations today. Political machines manipulated voters to place candidates in power loyal to the machines. Public offices were sold for money or political support.
A new ranking of the perception of corruption in 180 countries by the Transparency International anti-corruption watchdog confirms what many of us suspected: Most Latin American countries are ...
[12] [13] Justinian and John also reduced expenditure on the civil service and took steps to combat corruption within the civil service. [13] John was particularly unfavourable among the senatorial elites, who were hit hard by John's new taxation policy which targeted the wealthiest in society, likely leading to senatorial influence within the ...