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Justinian I

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Justinian I

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Also known as Justinian the Great, Iustinianus I, Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus, Ioustinianos I, Petrus Sabbatius, Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, Imperator Caesar Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Augustus, Flāvius Petrus Sabbatius Jūstīniānus

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

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Justinian I, born Petrus Sabbatius in Tauresium, was a Byzantine emperor, legislator, politician, and writer. He held the position of Byzantine emperor and was a member of the Justinian dynasty. His spouse was Theodora, and he had a sibling named Vigilantia. He was male and adhered to Chalcedonian Christianity. He is canonized as a saint, with his feast day observed on November 14.

His notable works include Civil Law and the Institutes of Justinian. He was described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He died in Constantinople and is buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles. His name in his native language is recorded as Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Civil Law
  • Institutes of Justinian

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
47

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Quotes

  • I pardon your offence against me. Pray that God also may pardon you.
  • We have good hopes that God will grant us to restore the authority over the remaining countries which the ancient Romans possessed to the limit of both oceans and lost by subsequent neglect.

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Justinian I, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

DynastyJustinian dynasty FatherSabbatius (biological) Justin I (adoptive) MotherVigilantia ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

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