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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: 560 deaths, 561 deaths, 562 deaths, 563 deaths, 564 deaths, 565 deaths, 566 deaths, 567 deaths, 568 deaths, 569 deaths, Justinian I, Procopius, Pope Pelagius I, Cynric of Wessex, Chlothar I, Belisarius, Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi, Emperor Wen of Chen, Diarmait mac Cerbaill, Hou Andu, Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun, Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, Peter the Patrician, Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi, Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, Emperor Fei of Northern Qi, Yang Yin, Dorotheus of Gaza, Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou, Saint Petroc, Chen Chang, Nicetius, Charibert I, Ainmuire mac Setnai, Sabinus of Canosa, Cunimund, Athanagild, Ariamir, Clodoald, Domnall Ilchelgach, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, Empress Dowager Gong, Himerius of Cremona, Pulakesi I, Empress Wang, Gao Bainian, Abundius the Sacristan, Audoin, Domitian of Huy, Gabhran Goranus, Saturius of Soria, Chram, Tudwal, Forggus mac Muirchertaig, Arthelais, Galswintha, 'Amr III ibn al-Mundhir, Victorian of Asan, K'an Joy Chitam I, Consort Dowager Cao, Glappa of Bernicia, Aspasius of Auch, Kandik, Cnebba, Sacerdos of Saguntum. Excerpt: Justinian I (Latin: Greek: ) (483- 13 or 14 November 565), commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the classical Roman Empire. One of the most important figures of Late Antiquity and the last emperor to speak Latin as a first language, Justinian's rule constitutes a distinct epoch in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire. The impact of his administration extended far beyond the boundaries of his time and domain. Justinian's reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii, or "restoration of the empire." This ambition was expressed by the partial recov...