Answer:
A. The ‘grand design’ view of Justinian’s reign sees all his actions as the deliberate restoration of the ancient Roman empire, though a Roman empire raised to new heights of glory as a Christian empire confessing the orthodox faith.
This BEST supports the author's opinion that Justinian wanted to restore the glory of ancient Rome while also elevating its spiritual characters.
Step-by-step explanation:
During the period of his reign, he tried to revive his empire's greatness and to reconquer the lost roman Empire. He undertaken so many restoration activities that is the reason he was known as the last Roman in the 20th century.
A partial recovery of territories of western roman empire came into force. His general also conquered a Vandal kingdom of North America. With some other general ostrogothic kingdom was conquered and ultimately dalmatia, Italy, siciky and rome was restored after more than a half century being ruled by ostrogoths.