Justinian I
Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
b. 11 May 482 · d. 14 Nov 565
Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii. This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct Western Roman Empire.
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- Justin I child of · traditional
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- Taurision (Serbia) birth
- Tauresium birth
- Constantinople death
- Istanbul burial
- Church of the Holy Apostles burial
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — Second Council of Constantinople
- The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire 1 claim — Consecration of Hagia Sophia