Imperial Majesty should not only be graced with arms, but armed with laws so that good government may prevail in times of war and peace alike. The head of the Roman state can then stand victorious not only over enemies in war, but also over troublemakers...driving out their wickedness through the paths of laws and can triumph as much by his devotions to the law as for his conquests in battle. Long hours of work and careful planning have-with God's help- given us success in both of these fields. Barbarian nations beneath our yoke know the scale of our exertions in war. Africa and countless other provinces restored to Roman jurisdiction and brought back within our empire after so long an interval bear witness to the histories granted to us by the will of heaven. However, it is laws that we have already managed to enact and collect that all our peoples are ruled. - Justinian the Great



Milvian Bridge, 312 AD
Catalauinian Fields, 451 AD
Tours, 732 AD
Las Navas De Tolosa, 1212 AD
Lepanto, 1571 AD
Vienna, 1683 AD