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Justinian I
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Name:
Emperor Justinian I

Dates:
Born: 483
Died: 565
Emperor: 527 - 565

Biography:
Justinian I was the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire and is largely responsible fort its early development. Justian created the famous Justinian Code, establishing laws which created a centralized government holding absolute authority. These laws, for Justinian, were supposed to recreate the heart and spirit of the ancient Roman laws.

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