![]() He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorated on November 14. ![]() ![]() Justinian is known as "The last Roman emperor" and was the emperor who reconquered the city of Rome from the Ostrogoths. He also built defensive walls along the eastern and southeastern frontiers of the empire. One of the most important rulers of late antiquity, he is best remembered for his reform of the legal code through the commission of Tribonian, the military expansion of imperial territory that was achieved during his reign, primarily through the campaigns of Belisarius, his building activities, and his marriage and partnership with his wife Empress Theodora. – November 13, 565 C.E.) was Eastern Roman emperor from August 1, 527 until his death. Justinian I (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, Greek: Ιουστινιανός May 11, 483 C.E. ![]() Justinian I depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale ![]()
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