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Biography of Justinian I Born at Tauresium, Dardania (perhaps close to present-day Skopje, North Macedonia), Justinian I passed away in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) on November 14, 565. was a Byzantine emperor (527–565) who is renowned for having sponsored the creation of the Code of Justinian (Codex Justinianus; 534), a …

Byzantine Empire: History and Facts The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire after the Roman Empire broke up into two independent empires. After the fall of Rome and the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, the Byzantine Empire lasted for a millennium. During the Middle Ages, the …