medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Apart from the religious connotation the Roman Empire may have had for
Dante, there's a political side to it. He places Justinian in Paradiso
(Canto VI), and this has nothing to do with the emperor's religion.
Justinian introduces himself saying: "I was Caesar and am Justinian" and
says that he removed from the laws what was superfluous and vain.
It is interesting to note that Justinian's capital was not Rome, but that
didn't seem to bother Dante very much.
Best,
Christina
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