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- The ancient town of Tauresium, the birthplace of Justinian I, located in today's North Macedonia.
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Justinian was born in Tauresium, Dardania, [11] [12] probably in 482. [13] A native speaker of Latin (possibly the last Roman emperor to be one), [ 14 ] he came from a peasant family thought to have been of either of Illyro-Roman [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] or Thraco-Roman [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] origin.
Sep 6, 2024 · Justinian I (born 483, Tauresium, Dardania [probably near modern Skopje, North Macedonia]—died November 14, 565, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]) was a Byzantine emperor (527–565), noted for his administrative reorganization of the imperial government and for his sponsorship of a codification of laws known as the Code of Justinian ...
- Justinian I served as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. Justinian is best remembered for his work as a legislator and codifier. Duri...
- Justinian I was born of peasant parents. His name at birth was Petrus Sabbatius. He took the Roman name “Justinianus” from his uncle, Justin. It wa...
- Emperor Justinian I was a master legislator. He reorganized the administration of the imperial government and outlawed the suffragia, or sale of pr...
- The Codex Justinianus, or Code of Justinian, was a legal code. It consisted of the various sets of laws and legal interpretations collected and cod...
Jul 18, 2024 · Justinian I, also known as ‘Justinian the Great’ and ‘Saint Justinian the Great’, was a Byzantine (East Roman) Emperor. This biography profiles his childhood, family, personal life, reign, empire, death, achievements and other facts.
4 days ago · In 521, Justinian was named consul and army commander. He took the army to war in 526, fighting against the Sassanian Empire over what is now the country of Georgia. A year later, he became emperor, when his uncle died. Justinian had married Theodora, a dancer, in 525.
Sep 28, 2012 · Justinian I reigned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. Born around 482 CE in Tauresium, a village in Illyria, his uncle Emperor Justin I was an imperial bodyguard who reached the throne on the death of Anastasius in 518 CE. Justinian is considered one of the most important late Roman and Byzantine emperors.
- Will Wyeth
Jan 15, 2020 · Justinian, whose given name was Petrus Sabbatius, was born in 483 CE to peasants in the Roman province of Illyria. He may have still been in his teens when he came to Constantinople. There, under the sponsorship of his mother's brother, Justin, Petrus acquired a superior education.
He was born in the Macedonian town of Tauresium to Vigilantia, a peasant lady. Justinian was lucky because his uncle Justin was a rising star in the imperial guard of the emperor. After adopting Justinian, Justin ordered his relocation to the Byzantine Empire’s capital, Constantinople.
