Emperor Justinian I, sometimes known as "Justinian the Great" or by his Latin name Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustiniaus Augustus, was a Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 525-565. He was a brilliant emperor who when his reign began, territories that had once belonged to the Roman Empire were lost and he is now remembered today as one of the last true Roman emperor by historians because of his military campaigns that sought to bring these historically Roman territories back under the rule of the Empire. He was also known as the last roman emperor who spoke Latin as a first language a...

• Word Count: 989
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate