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the emperor who tried to reconquer rome and accidentally rewrote all of western law instead.
means a 6th-century byzantine emperor who codified roman law, built the hagia sophia, and spent his reign trying to restore the empire's lost glory.
from born flavius petrus sabbatius in a peasant family in the balkans around 482 ad, he rose through his uncle justin's patronage to the throne in 527, taking the name that would outlive his empire.
wife theodoraformer actress who talked him out of fleeing riots
corpus juris civilisstill cites underpin european law today
nika riotscrushed rebellion, killed thirty thousand in one week
plague of justinianfirst recorded pandemic, may have killed millions
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hagia sophia — built in 537, stood as largest cathedral for a thousand years
corpus juris civilis — legal code finished 534, foundation of civil law systems
belisarius campaigns — general reconquered north africa and italy for justinian
theodora — empress and co-ruler, former performer turned political force