Justinian Dies: Rome's Last Great Emperor Passes
Justinian I left behind a Byzantine Empire expanded to its greatest territorial extent and a codified body of Roman law that became the foundation of Western legal systems for a millennium. His construction of the Hagia Sophia, the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, physically embodied his ambition to restore Roman imperial glory.
November 14, 565
1461 years ago
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