Justinian I (ca. 482-565) was Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. Ruling in a transitional epoch, he was both a conscious steward of the past and a pragmatic innovator. The Roman Empire in the 4th century was an all-Mediterranean Christian state with an...

JUSTINIAN I (482–565), Roman emperor, was born in or near Skopje in Macedonia, a city where the local aristocracy spoke Latin. The trusted minister of his uncle, Justin I, from 518, Justinian was made his coemperor and succeeded him in 527....

483-565 Byzantine Emperor The most famous of all the emperors of the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire, was Justinian I. After becoming emperor, he embarked upon an extensive building program that produced many magnificent examples of early Byzantine...

482-565 Byzantine emperor who sought to restore the Roman empire by reclaiming territories in Western Europe that had been taken by Germanic tribes. With his armies, under the command of General Belisarius, Justinian was able to reclaim North Africa as...

Justinian I or Justinian the Great (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; 482/483 – November 13 or November 14 565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his...

The final candidates in the contest to name the new seven wonders of the world. The Great Pyramids in Giza will retain their status as one of the original seven wonders of the world.___PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, EGYPTThe only surviving structures of the original seven wonders,...

A global competition to name the new Wonders of the World is attracting widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far in the poll conducted by Internet and telephone, organizers say.The winner will be announced Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.The list of candidate...

The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers...