The reigns of Justinian as the emperor of Byzantium during

The reigns of Justinian as the emperor of Byzantium during 527 to 565 BC and Romanus IV in 1068 to 1071 AD were two most important events in Byzantine. The former marked the constancy and economic growth of the land and the former was known to start the stop of the empire. Byzantine (Istanbul today), which was called as an extension of Roman Empire in east part, after it was captured and made it a province. Justinian known as Justinian the Great consort to Alexander A.Vasiliev is the central figure of this entire period (1954, 132) for invading Italy, pacifying Africa and arbitrary Persia from invading the land through his faithful and able generals named Belisarius and Mundo (Treadgold, 1997, 207). Romanus IV on the other hand had a strategy that did not work for him. Romanus IV gathered large army in troops enough to bruise the enemy, yet he lost the battle for he lost retain of them due to disloyalty of his work force.Justinian seldom joined the army, while Romanus was at the center of the battle. Justinian delivered education and instruction to his trusted men, and Romanus IV if not misunderstood, was left alone by his warriors to seek refuge (Bradbury, 2004, 176). The challenges in the reign of Justinian were the uprising of the people and boisterous circumstances that weakened his control the plagues and earthquakes that befell the land.Romanus IVs challenges were much difficult since he reigned at the time when Byzantine never had any lapse but to drive away the Seljuk Turks to contain the territory at the midst of unfaithful generals and warriors. Justinian was just fortunate to have a married woman and Belisarius who advised and obeyed his command. Romanus IV had a different case instead because he was caught unprepared despite a well-organized plan he made to lure the battle.His greatest challenge was not the number of enemy but the bowl of his influence as a leader to execute commands. Romanus had no rule-governed men and he was unawar e of that besides, the empire was surrounded by men with greedy ambition. Bibliography Bradbury, J. 2004. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare. USA Routledge. Treadgold, W. 1997. A History of the Byzantine State and Society. USA Stanford University Press. Vasiliev, A. 1954. History of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453. USA University of Wisconsin Press.