쉐도잉 연습: JUSTINIAN: WORKAHOLIC EMPEROR | B1-B2 English Reading Passages - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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The city of Constantinople was full of smoke.
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People were running, shouting, and buildings were burning.
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It was one of the darkest days in the city's history.
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The streets were filled with angry crowds.
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Fires covered half of the great city.
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Many people thought the emperor would run away and save himself.
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But then, something no one expected happened.
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The empress, Theodora, stood strong.
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She refused to leave and told the Emperor not to escape either.
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Her words gave courage to the Emperor and his men.
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With a brave plan, they trapped the rioters inside the Hippodrome where races were held.
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Soldiers came into the Hippodrome and ended the riots suddenly.
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The streets became quiet again, but the cost was very high.
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Many people lost their lives.
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After After the dust settled, the city was hurt but not lost.
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A new fire burned, not in buildings, but in the heart of the emperor.
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A dream to rebuild something great.
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The emperor had a dream.
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He wanted to bring back the power of old Rome.
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Many thought this was impossible, but he believed it could happen.
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His wish was not only about fighting or war.
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He wanted to fix the laws, build beautiful places, and make the empire strong and proud again.
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In the middle of pain and loss, one man and one woman stood tall.
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Together, they would try to do something bigger than anyone had done for a long time.
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Far from the big cities of the empire, in a small village, a boy named Petrus Sabatius was born.
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His family was very poor and worked hard to live each day.
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He lived in Illyria, in a place near today's North Macedonia.
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There was not much money, but there were big dreams.
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This boy would one day be called Justinian.
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Justinian's uncle named Justin left their village to find a better life.
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He became a soldier in Constantinople and worked hard to rise in the military.
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Justin stayed loyal to the empire and became head of a special guard group called the Excubitors.
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This group protected the emperor and had great power.
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Because he had no sons of his own, Justin helped his nephew.
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He brought young Justinian to Constantinople and gave him a good education and new clothes.
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Justinian learned about history, religion, and law.
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His teachers saw he was smart and worked hard.
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The city was now his new home, full of chances to grow.
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In 518, the emperor died and had no children.
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Many people fought for power, but Justin became the new emperor with help from his guard group.
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Now Emperor Justin, he gave Justinian important jobs to help run the empire.
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First, Justinian became a consul, which was a leader who worked with laws.
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Later, Justin made him Caesar, which meant he would rule after him.
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Justinian's rise was fast, and many people began to see him as the next true ruler.
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In 527, Justin died, and Justinian became the emperor.
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He went from being a poor boy in a small town to the ruler of one of the greatest empires in history.
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This was the beginning of something very big.
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Justinian was now free to follow his dreams, to fix the empire and bring back the glory of old Rome.
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But before he could make big changes, Justinian needed help.
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He would not do it alone.
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Soon the world would hear another important name, Theodora.
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After his uncle died in 527, Justinian became the only ruler of the empire.
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He now had full control and could start working on his big ideas for the future.
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Justinian wanted to make the empire strong again.
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He began with plans for peace, law, and building new things.
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But he also had something else in his heart.
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He had love.
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He chose to marry Theodora, a woman from a low family.
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Many people were shocked.
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At that time, rulers did not marry women from poor homes.
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The law did not let men from high class marry women like Theodora.
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But Justinian changed the law so he could be with her.
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This made many leaders very angry.
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Theodora became empress after they married.
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She was smart and had strong ideas.
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She was not afraid to tell Justinian what she thought.
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She helped in many decisions and gave advice.
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She wanted to fix people's lives, especially for women and poor people.
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Her heart was full of care and fire.
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Theodora did not forget her past.
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She knew what it felt like to live with very little.
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Because of this, she made laws to protect women and poor families.
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She worked with Justinian to stop bad things like selling people or taking away their homes.
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She also helped women with jobs and safety in the city.
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People began to respect her strength.
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Even those who once hated her started to see her as a voice for the weak.
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She stayed by Justinian's side in hard times.
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Justinian and Theodora were more than husband and wife.
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They were a team.
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While others laughed at them, they planned something big together.
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They wanted to bring back the old Roman glory.
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This was called Renovaux Imperi Romanorum.
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the dream to fix and rebuild the Roman Empire.
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But this dream needed more than talk.
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The land was broken and enemies were many.
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Justinian had to be wise and quick to make the dream come true.
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Justinian knew that to reach his dream, he first needed peace in the East.
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He made a deal with the Sassanid king.
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This was called the eternal peace.
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The peace cost the empire a lot of gold, but it gave time and freedom to look west.
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There, old Roman lands were ruled by outside groups like the Vandals.
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Justinian wanted these lands back.
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In North Africa, the Vandals had taken control.
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They had kings and armies, but some people still hoped for Roman return.
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In 533, Justinian sent his best general, Belisarius, with an army to Africa.
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He used a small reason to start the war.
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A new Vandal king did not like Rome.
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The army landed near Carthage.
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In two big battles, Belisarius beat the Vandals, first at a place called Ad Decimum, then again at Trichimarum.
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The Roman flag was raised again in Carthage.
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It was a great win for Justinian.
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Old Roman lands were back in the empire after almost a hundred years.
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Taking land was not the end of the job.
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Justinian needed to keep control.
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But there were too few soldiers, and many people were still loyal to Vandal rule.
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Soon, local groups began to fight back.
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Some Byzantine soldiers even chose to rebel and refused to follow orders.
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The land was not as safe as it looked.
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Belisarius had to return again to stop the troubles.
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Holding Africa was not easy.
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The emperor found that winning a war was simpler than keeping the peace.
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After the victory in Africa, Justinian wanted to win back Italy.
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During that time, the country was ruled by the Ostrogoths, a strong group with their own kings.
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Justinian sent Belisarius once again.
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In 535, he attacked through Sicily, an island in the south.
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Then he moved to Naples and broke its walls after a hard fight.
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By the end of 536, Belisarius entered the city of Rome without a battle.
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People there opened the gates for him, and he raised the Roman flag once again.
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The Ostrogoths wanted Rome back.
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In 537, under their new king, Wittiges, they surrounded the city.
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This event is known as the Siege of Rome.
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The siege lasted more than one year.
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Food in the city became short.
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Belisarius and his men worked very hard to protect Rome from the strong enemy armies.
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At last, help arrived from Constantinople, and the Ostrogoths left.
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It was a hard time, but the city stayed in Roman hands because of strong defense.
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After Rome was safe, trouble came in the north.
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The city of Milan had asked for help from the empire, but generals did not send enough soldiers.
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The Ostrogoths attacked with help from the Franks, another strong group.
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They broke into Milan and destroyed the whole city.
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Most people were killed.
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This loss made Justinian very angry.
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He called back one of the generals and gave full control to Belisarius, who went on to lead more winning battles.
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In 540, Belisarius reached Ravenna, the capital of the Ostrogoths.
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Instead of fighting, the Gothic leaders offered to make him both king and ruler.
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Belisarius acted like he agreed.
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He came into Ravenna with his army.
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After entering the city, he arrested King Whiteges and sent him to Justinian.
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This surprised everyone.
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Belisarius stayed loyal to the empire.
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The Roman flag now flew in Ravenna too, and more of Italy was under Roman rule.
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Even after winning many battles, Justinian's problems were not over.
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In 541, a new Ostrogothic leader named Totila rose and began to fight back in Italy.
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Totila was smart and fast.
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He took back Roman -held cities one by one.
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Towns that once welcomed Justinian's army now opened their doors to the Goths again.
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Totila treated people well in conquered cities.
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Some began to like his rule better than the empires.
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This made it harder for Justinian to keep control of Italy.
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While trouble grew in the west, more danger came from the east.
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The peace with the Sassanids was broken when their king, Kozrau, started to invade again.
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Sassanid armies entered Byzantine lands fast.
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They burned farms, took towns, and scared the people.
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The army had to be split to fight in two places at once.
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This weakened the empire.
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Now soldiers were fewer in both Italy and the East.
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Justinian had a hard time choosing where to send help first.
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As wars spread, something worse came.
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In 542, a deadly sickness hit Constantinople.
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It killed thousands each day and filled the streets with fear and sadness.
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This plague came from far lands and spread quickly.
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Even Justinian got sick, but he lived.
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Many others, rich and poor, died without warning.
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Shops closed, workers stayed home, and farms were left empty.
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The city stopped moving.
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Nothing like this had happened in the empire before.
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The plague also hurt the army.
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Many soldiers died or were too weak to fight.
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The empire could no longer send enough men to win battles or save cities.
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With fewer people, collecting taxes became hard.
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The empire had less money to build things, pay workers, or feed the people who lost their jobs.
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Cities shrank, farms stood still, and trade stopped in many areas.
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The great power of Justinian began to look weaker than ever before.
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Even as wars tired the empire, Justinian worked on something very important at home.
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He wanted to fix the laws, which were old and confusing to many people.
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He chose smart men to read all the old laws and write them again in a better way.
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This group made the Justinian Code, a clear set of laws for the empire.
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These new laws helped judges and leaders do their jobs better.
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The Code talked about family, land, crime, and more.
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It stayed useful for many years after.
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Justinian also wanted to make the city more beautiful.
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After a big fire during the Nica riots, many buildings were gone.
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One of them was a large old church.
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He started building a new church called Hagia Sophia.
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He told the best designers to make it big, bright, and full of light.
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It took many years to finish.
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When it opened, people were shocked by its beauty.
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Big walls, colorful stones, and high ceilings made it the greatest building in Constantinople.
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While the church rose, wars still needed men and money.
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The empire paid for soldiers, ships, and food.
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These things cost a lot and weakened the state.
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Justinian won back many old Roman lands.
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But keeping them safe was hard.
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The empire had to fight often, and some places did not like Roman rule.
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Some cities were damaged in war, while others stayed empty after the plague.
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Even with victory, the empire felt tired and its people needed peace.
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In In 565, Justinian died at 83 years old.
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He had ruled for nearly 40 years.
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Even after sickness and war, he stayed strong until the end of his life.
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He had no children to take the crown.
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The next emperor was his nephew, Justin II.
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The great dream of Justinian was now in other hands.
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His death ended a long and busy rule.
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People remembered him for law, buildings, and wars.
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His story would live on for many years to come.
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Justinian's life was not only about war or power.
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He had a bigger goal.
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He wanted to bring back the great Roman Empire and its honor for everyone to see.
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His dream was not new.
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Many had wanted to fix the empire, but Justinian worked harder than most.
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His actions and ideas gave new life to old Roman pride.
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Thanks to him, many lands spoke the name of Rome again.
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He built more than buildings.
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He built hope.
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His dream was stronger than fear or pain.
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Justinian's laws helped shape many parts of Europe for a long time.
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The Justinian Code lived on in courts and books, even after his empire grew weak.
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It gave people clear rules about life, family, and justice.
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Later leaders copied parts of it.
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His law made sure people had order, even when rulers changed.
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This code was more than rules.
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It helped people live better lives.
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It taught right from wrong and showed that laws could be fair to all people.
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His dream could not last forever.
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Rome did not fully return, but the things Justinian started made a path for others to follow and dream big too.
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The land, people, and power changed many times.
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Still, pieces of his work stayed.
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His buildings stood tall and his laws were used again and again.
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Even today, many people remember Justinian.
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Not for each battle, but for what he tried to build.
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A world where ideas and law were stronger than war.
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History is full of great kings and leaders, but Justinian's story is special.
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He was not born rich or noble.
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He came from a small place with almost nothing.
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This makes his rise more powerful.
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He used his mind and heart to move forward.
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His uncle helped at the start, but Justinian worked hard for his power from laws to churches,
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from peace to wars, his hand touched them all.
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His ideas stayed even after he was gone.
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That is why Justinian still matters today.
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실제 상황: 고대 로마 제국의 전환점
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외워두면 유용한 구문 & 연어
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- give sb a good education: 누구에게 좋은 교육을 받게 하다. 부모나 선배가 후배를 키울 때 쓰는 표현입니다.
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당신의 쉐도잉 챌린지: shadowspeaks 연습
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이 영상의 문법
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| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점 | were filled · were held · was hurt |
| 관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보 | consul, which was · those who once · people who lost |
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