A History: Of Byzantium

: Justinian commissioned the Hagia Sophia , a feat of engineering that remained the world’s largest cathedral for nearly a millennium.

: Facing a Crisis of the Third Century , Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into East and West to make it more governable. A History of Byzantium

The empire’s origins lie in the restructuring of the Roman state. : Justinian commissioned the Hagia Sophia , a