User:19djky23$/Isidore of Miletus/Krtsstko2 Peer Review

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You have the beginnings of a good lead section, with simplifying the original one. Your collection of edits, while small, seem sound, again simplifying overly complex language to improve readability.

I would recommend double checking the source you cite for Isidore of Melitus's age, as it seems quite suspect that even Justinian, well known for having a cadre of interesting characters surrounding him his whole life, would hire a 22-27 year old mathematician for a project the scale of Hagia Sophia. This certainly isn't impossible, but I would double check you didn't misread something.

I recommend differentiating the Eastern Roman Empire (I don't know exactly when it started to be referred to as the Byzantine Empire) from the wider Roman Empire, as by Justinian's time the West had fallen, and this could help with audience understanding.

If you're struggling with how to proceed, or don't know what more to add, you could go more in depth with his contributions to the Hagia Sophia or other projects. You could also create summaries of his texts, but if those works already have wikipedia pages, you need to be careful to not overreach.

Overall, you've got a great start with plenty of options for future expansion (which is definitely a good thing). Keep up the good work.

Reviewed at 11:30 am October 28.

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The (believed) year of Isidore's birth has already been changed, and the assumption of 510AD was due to a misreading of the source text circa 475AD is believed to be when Isidore was born. I agree that clarifying the Eastern Empire / Byzantine empire would be a good idea and plan to do so. We plan to elaborate further on the texts which Isidore wrote and revised. I am unaware if there is more material available on his specific contributions to the Hagia Sofia but will keep the avenue in mind.