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Justinian I

r. 527–565

Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 527 to 565, born about 482. His generals retook North Africa and Italy from the Germanic kingdoms, briefly restoring Roman rule around the western Mediterranean. His law code, the Corpus Juris Civilis, became the foundation of legal systems across Europe.

Facts

Born: About 482, Tauresium (now North Macedonia).; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Justinian I
Died: 565, Constantinople.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Justinian I
Reign: 527 to 565.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Justinian I
Realm: The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Justinian I
Known for: The Corpus Juris Civilis and the Hagia Sophia, completed 537.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Justinian I

Images

Justinian I in the mosaics of San Vitale, Ravenna (photograph via Wikimedia Commons)

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