He ordered barley because barley is used in producing beer and whisky and he wanted to drink alcohol because he liked it. He therefore changed one of the commandments from no animals shall drink to no animals shall drink to excess because it suits his needs. It's just one of the many commandments that he changed.
They wanted to colinize them and the main reason is becuse well, l a n d and to have a bigger empire and yknow africa was easy and they wanted to export their resorses since they had stuff like bananas or gold mines or rubber
<span><span>Persuading Justinian to stay in the capital city of Constantinople during the Nika Revolt. </span><span>Supporting women's rights.</span><span>Served as one of Justinian's advisors. </span></span>