493–554 CEIn-depth studyEmperor Justinian and Members of His Court: an early-twentieth-century mosaic reproduction after a sixth-century original. This museum object is not the original mosaic in Ravenna.Picture source & rightsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art · Fletcher Fund, 1925 · 25.100.1a–e · Public domain / CC0 · Resized and converted to WebPEurope / FaithJustinian, the three kingdoms and the papacyThe fall of Odoacer, the Vandal kingdom and Ostrogothic rule belongs to several campaigns. Protestant historicist readings connect these events to Daniel 7; the military chronology needs its own careful account.Read →