Italy / Byzantium: Justinian I (c. 482-565), Emperor of Byzantium (527-565), mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna,547 CE. Photo by Peter Milosevic (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Italy / Byzantium: Justinian I (c. 482-565), Emperor of Byzantium (527-565), mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna,547 CE. Photo by Peter Milosevic (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Justinian I (c. 482 14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperor from 527 to 565.
. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire. His rule constitutes a distinct epoch in the history of the Later Roman empire, and his reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized restoration of the empire.
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