- Justinian I, also known as ‘Justinian the Great’ and ‘Saint Justinian the Great’, was a Byzantine (East Roman) Emperor.
- Justinian I was one of the most important emperors in Byzantine history. Justinian reigned for nearly 40 years over the Eastern Roman Empire.
- Justinian is known as "The last Roman emperor" and was the emperor who reconquered the city of Rome from the Ostrogoths.
- Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (527–565), noted for his administrative reorganization of the imperial government and for his sponsorship of a codification of laws...
- It was in pursuit of this general harmony that Justinian enlisted his efforts. Justinian sent his armies to take Africa back from the weakened Vandals in 533.
- 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...
- Юстиниан I Великий проводил достаточно агрессивную внешнюю политику, направленную на завоевание новых территорий.
- In 521 Justinian was proclaimed consul, then general-in-chief, and in April, 527, Augustus; in August of the same year Justin died, and Justinian was left sole ruler.
- Justinian came from humble origins in Illyria. His uncle, Justin I, adopted and educated him. When Justin became emperor, Justinian gained influence at court.
- An important eyewitness of the first years of Justinian’s rule was Johannes Malalas. The first edition of his Chronicon covered events up to 532.