person
Justinian I
Also known as Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus
high
- born. 482-05-11high · Wikidata P569
- died. 565-11-14high · Wikidata P570
Emperor (527-565) who codified Roman law, built Hagia Sophia, closed pagan teaching at Athens, and convened Constantinople II (553).
Wikipedia extract
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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- Justinian I · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q41866 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
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- Q41866
- VIAF 88881722
- Library of Congress n79032202
- Trismegistos author 466
- Perseus 798
- Catholic Encyclopedia 08578b
byzantine-emperors · law · 6th-century