1. Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
   - Justinian I, Justinian the Great

Type of: emperor

Encyclopedia: Justinian

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