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Also known as Emperor of the East Justinien II, Rhinotmetus, Emperor of the East Justinian II, Rhinotmetos, Emperor of the East Justinianus II, Ioustinianos II, Iustinianus II, Justinian II, Emperor of Constantinople

Byzantine Emperor from 685 to 695 and from 705 to 711

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Justinian II was an Emperor of the East who lived from 669 to 711. He is identified in historical records as the author of the work "Un édit de l'empereur Justinien II." While one source lists a single work, another indicates a total of five works associated with him.

The subject is referenced by 556 other encyclopedia articles. A separate database entry categorizes an artist named Justinian II as a group from Japan, though this appears distinct from the historical emperor.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
669
Died
711
Works
1

Top works

  • Un édit de l'empereur Justinien II

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
JP
Active from
1982-12
Active to
1999-12-31

via MusicBrainz · CC0

~19 min read

Encyclopedic overview

DynastyHeraclian FatherConstantine IV MotherAnastasia ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

Justinian II (Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, romanized: Ioustinianós; Latin: Iustinianus; 668/69 – 4 November 711), nicknamed "the Slit-Nosed" (Greek: ὁ Ῥινότμητος, romanized: ho Rhīnótmētos), was the last Byzantine emperor of the Heraclian dynasty, reigning from 685 to 695 and again from 705 to 711. Like his namesake, Justinian I, Justinian II was an ambitious and passionate ruler who was keen to restore the Roman Empire to its former glories. However, he responded brutally to any opposition to his will and lacked the finesse of his father, Constantine IV. Consequently, he generated enormous opposition to his reign, resulting in his deposition in 695 in a popular uprising. He only returned to the throne in 705 with the help of a Bulgarian army. His second reign was even more despotic than the first, and in 711 he was killed by mutinous soldiers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Justinian II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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