Who was Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire? A great conqueror, a legal scholar, a pious Christian, or perhaps all three?
With the aid of his wife, Theodora and the general Belisarius, Justinian I earned his place in the history books as the foremost among Eastern Roman Emperors. One of the last true Romans, Justinian restored much of Rome's lost glory before she faced nine centuries of near-constant decline.
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Justinian I:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Corpus Juris Civilis:
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The Emperor Justinian and the Byzantine Empire:
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