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Justinian I: Greatest Emperors Of The Byzantine Empire
Justinian I was born around the year 482 C.E. He was known as Justinian the great or Saint Justinian the great. During his reign in 527 to 565, his goal was to restore the empire to the former greatness it had. He was the last Byzantine emperor to speak latin as a first language. He conquered many territories that had been lost. His general, Belisarius, was successful in capturing the Vandal Kingdom in north africa. Because of this victory, it gave the empire access to the atlantic ocean. Justinian was also successful in gaining control of the Tzani.

Justinian was one of the greatest emperors of the byzantine empire. He had rewritten the common roman law. His reign in history is know as a blossoming of byzantine culture. He had a great
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