Justinian pardons Belisarius in 563, ordering his …
Years: 563 - 563
Justinian pardons Belisarius in 563, ordering his release from prison and the restoration of his the properties and honors.
He permits the great general to live in obscurity and awards him a "veteran" pension.
The new Hagia Sophia with its numerous chapels and shrines, octagonal dome and mosaics, and a price tag of twenty thousand pounds of gold, becomes the center and most visible monument of Eastern Orthodoxy.
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People
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- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
