Justianian

Justinian was born on May 11 in 483. He became emperor in 527 and died in 565.

Justinian was born on My 11, 483. His uncle was Justin 1. Justin 1 was crowned emperor in 518, and Justinian, became one of his advisers. However, in 527, Justin 1 died, and Justinian 1 was crowned emperor.


The Emperor Justinian had a wonderful administrative ability(Mills 28), was very ambitious and strove to reconquer most of the western empire. Justinian also organized the Roman Law (Blum, Cameron, Barnes 12). The Corupus Iurus Civilis- the Justinian Code- was finished in 529. The Justinian Code consisted of the Public and Private Laws. The Private Law was made up of three categories, the Natural Law, Law of nations and the Civil Law.


Justinian eventually died on November 14, 565. when Justinian died he died a poor emperor. Although the Byzantine Empire was a center of trade, all of the Empire's money had gone to improvements and war funds.


Justinian was born on May 11 in 483. He became emperor in 527 and during his reign he organized the Justinian Code. Justinian 1 finally died in 565.


Mills, Dorthy. The Middle Ages. G. P. Putnam's Sons:
New York, 1935.

Jerome, Blum, Cameron, Rondo, Barnes, Thomas G. The European World: A History. Little, Brown and Company: Boston/Toronto, 1966.