What is Justin II?
{{no sources|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Justin II | image = Solidus of Justin II (obverse).jpg | caption = ''[[Solidus (coin)|Solidus]]'' of Justin II marked:<br/>{{Smallcaps|{{Abbreviation|d·n·|DOMINUS NOSTER}} iustinus {{Abbreviation|p·p·|PERPETUUS}} {{Abbreviation|aug·|AUGUSTUS}}}} | succession = [[Roman Emperor]] of the [[Byzantine Empire|East]] | reign = 14 November 565 –<br/>5 October 578 | full name = | predecessor = [[Justinian I]] | successor = [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius II]] | spouse = [[Sophia, wife of Justin II|Sophia]] | issue = [[Justus (son of Justin II)|Justus]] <br/> [[Arabia (daughter of Justin II)|Arabia]] <br/> [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius II]] (adoptive) | dynasty = [[Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty|Justinian]] | father = Dulcidio (or Dulcissimus) | mother = [[Vigilantia]] | religion = [[Chalcedonian Christianity]] | birth_place = [[Constantinople]]<br />(now [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]) | death_date = 5 October 578 | death_place = Constantinople | regnal name = [[Imperator]] [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] [[Flavia gens|Flavius]] Iustinus [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]]}} '''Justin II''' ({{lang-la|Iustinus}}; {{lang-grc-gre|Ἰουστῖνος|Ioustînos}}; died 5 October 578) was [[List of Byzantine emperors|Eastern Roman emperor]] from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of [[Justinian I]] and the husband of [[Sophia (empress)|Sophia]], the niece of the Empress [[Theodora (6th century)|Theodora]], and was therefore a member of the [[Justinian dynasty]]. Justin II inherited a greatly enlarged but overextended empire, with far less resources at his disposal compared to Justinian I. Despite this, he strived to match his formidable uncle's reputation by abandoning the payment of tributes to the Empire's neighbors. This miscalculated move resulted in rekindling of war with the [[Sassanid Empire]], and in a