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Justinian I (/ dʒ ʌ ˈ s t ɪ n i ə n / just-IN-ee-ən; Latin: Iūstīniānus, Classical Latin: [juːs.tiː.niˈaː.nʊs]; Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, translit. Ioustinianós, Medieval Greek: [i.us.ti.ni.aˈnos]; 482 – 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
Apr 26, 2024 · Justinian I served as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. Justinian is best remembered for his work as a legislator and codifier. During his reign, Justinian reorganized the government of the Byzantine Empire and enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption.
Sep 28, 2012 · Justinian I reigned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. Born around 482 CE in Tauresium, a village in Illyria, his uncle Emperor Justin I was an imperial bodyguard who reached the throne on the death of Anastasius in 518 CE. Justinian is considered one of the most important late Roman and Byzantine emperors.
Jan 15, 2020 · Biography of Justinian I, Emperor of Byzantine. Mosaic of Justinian I (c. 482 14 November 565), and his court in San Vitale, 6th century. Justinian, or Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus, was arguably the most important ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire.
April 2009 (last revised) The nearly forty-year reign of Emperor Justinian I (born 482; reign 527–65) ( 99.35.7406) heralded extensive territorial expansion and military success, along with a new synthesis of Greco-Roman and Christian culture seen at all levels of Byzantine culture. Justinian’s rise to imperial power began in 527 with his ...
Justinian I, orig. Petrus Sabbatius, (born 483, Tauresium, Dardania—died Nov. 14, 565, Constantinople), Byzantine emperor (527–565). Determined to regain former Roman provinces lost to barbarian invaders, Justinian conquered the Vandals in northern Africa in 534 and enjoyed an initial victory over the Ostrogoths in Italy in 540.
Justinian I (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, Greek: Ιουστινιανός; May 11, 483 C.E. – November 13, 565 C.E.) was Eastern Roman emperor from August 1, 527 until his death. One of the most important rulers of late antiquity, he is best remembered for his reform of the legal code through the commission of Tribonian, the ...
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