Justinian I
PersonByzantine Empire
Roman emperor from 527 to 565, associated with legal reform and western reconquests.
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Justinian I
- Byzantine Empire
Justinian I, also called Justinian the Great, was a Roman emperor who ruled from 527 to 565. His reign pursued a partial restoration of former Western Roman territories through campaigns in North Africa, Italy, and southern Iberia. He oversaw the uniform rewriting of Roman law in the Corpus Juris Civilis and a building program that included Hagia Sophia. His reign also involved conflict with the Sasanian Empire and religious disputes among Christians.
- Reign
- Roman emperor from 527 to 565
- Legal work
- Corpus Juris Civilis
- Building program
- Included Hagia Sophia
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Justinian I (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q41866
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
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- By Petar Milošević. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsPetar Milošević, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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