What is Justinian I?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox monarch |name =Justinian I |full name =Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus | regnal name = [[Imperator]] [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] [[Flavia gens#As an imperial title|Flavius]] Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]] |image= Meister von San Vitale in Ravenna 004.jpg |caption =Detail of a contemporary portrait in the [[Basilica of San Vitale]], [[Ravenna]] |succession =[[Roman Emperor]] of the [[Byzantine Empire|East]] |reign =1 August 527 – 14 November 565 (alone from August 1 527) |birth_date = c. 482 |birth_place = [[Tauresium]], [[Dardania (Roman province)|Dardania, Eastern Roman Empire]] <br> (near today's village of [[Taor]], Republic of Macedonia) |death_date = 14 November 565 (aged 82) |death_place = [[Constantinople]], Eastern Roman Empire |predecessor =[[Justin I]] |successor =[[Justin II]] |spouse =[[Theodora (wife of Justinian I)|Theodora]] |dynasty =[[Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty|Justinian dynasty]] |house-type =Imperial Dynasty |father =Sabbatius |mother =Vigilantia }} '''Justinian I''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ʌ|ˈ|s|t|ɪ|n|i|ə|n|}}) ({{lang-la|Iustinianus}}, {{lang-el|Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ἰουστινιανός}}) (c. 482 – 14 November 565), commonly known as '''Justinian the Great''', was [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Eastern Roman Emperor]] from 527 until his death. He is considered a saint by [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox Christians]]. Justinian simplified Roman laws. These are now called ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]''. == Reign == Justinian was born to a Illyrian [[peasant]] farmer family in 482 or [[483]] A.D. Justinian's uncle rose from humble beginnings to become a great general and then Emperor. Justinian was educated by his uncle, who gave him important jobs and appointed him as his successor. It was a [[Wisdom|wise]] decision. Justinian was astute, gifted, and ambitious. He modeled himself after the ancient Roman Caesars. After becomin