biography
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Justinian
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in full Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus
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pronunciation:
[justinian]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.482–565)
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| biography:
| Roman emperor (527–65), the protégé of his uncle, the Byzantine emperor, Justin (reigned 518–27). At first co-emperor with Justin, on his death he became sole ruler. Along with his wife Theodora, he presided over the most brilliant period in the history of the late Roman empire. Through his generals, Belisarius and Narses, he recovered N Africa, Spain, and Italy, and carried out a major codification of the Roman law (begun 529). |
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