Justinian I

[ juh-stin-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. Flavius Anicius JustinianusJustinian the Great, a.d. 483–565, Byzantine emperor 527–565.

Justinian I

/ dʒʌˈstɪnɪən /

noun

1. Justinian I483565MByzantinePOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Great ; Latin name Flavius Anicius Justinianus. 483–565 ad , Byzantine emperor (527–565). He recovered North Africa, SE Spain, and Italy, largely owing to the brilliance of generals such as Belisarius. He sponsored the Justinian Code

Other Words From

• post-Jus·tini·an adjective
• pre-Jus·tini·an adjective

Example Sentences

The castle was built by the Romans during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, then strengthened and expanded by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the 6th Century.

From BBC

For example, the sixth-century Roman Emperor Justinian I reportedly died at the age of 83.

From Salon

In 541 C.E., after years of campaigning against Goths and Vandals, Emperor Justinian I had built the eastern Roman Empire into a vast dominion, nearly encircling the Mediterranean Sea.

From Scientific American

Built in the sixth century by a Byzantine emperor, Justinian I, Hagia Sophia was for nearly a thousand years the largest church in the world and the center of Christendom.

From New York Times

Hagia Sophia, or the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I on the site of an destroyed basilica of the same name.

From Seattle Times