Justinian also has Hypatius executed and exiles…

February 532 CE

Justinian also has Hypatius executed and exiles the senators who had supported the riot.

Justinian is reported to have wanted to spare Hypatius's life, but his wife Theodora had prevailed upon him to see the punishment meted out, and the involuntary usurper was executed.

Now free to establish his rule, he is also free to pursue his ultimate dream of a united Roman Empire.

He begins the rebuilding of Constantinople and on February 23 orders the building of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople—the Hagia Sophia.

He chooses Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles as architects.

The material for the construction will be brought from all over the empire—such as Hellenistic columns from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and large stones from quarries in porphyry from Egypt.

More than ten thousand people will be employed.

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