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| Justinian I | |||||
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.jpg) Detail of a contemporary portrait mosaic of Justinian dressed in a royal purple chlamys and jeweled stemma in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Augustus | 1 April 527 – 14 November 565 | ||||
| Acclamatio | 1 April 527 | ||||
| Predecessor | Justin I | ||||
| Successor | Justin II | ||||
| Born | Petrus Sabbatius c. 482 Tauresium, Dardania (now North Macedonia) | ||||
| Died | 14 November 565 (aged 83) Constantinople (now Istanbul) | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Theodora (m. 525; d. 548) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Justinian dynasty | ||||
| Father | Sabbatius Justin I (adoptive) | ||||
| Mother | Vigilantia | ||||
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity | ||||
Justinian I (/dʒʌˈstɪniən/; Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus; Greek: Ἰουστινιανός Ioustinianos; 482 – 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 527 to 565.