Justinian (magister militum per Orientem)
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This article is about the 6th-century Byzantine general. For other uses, see Justinian (disambiguation).
Justinian (Latin: Iustinianus, Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, after 525–582) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general, and a member of the ruling Justinian dynasty. As a soldier, he had a distinguished career in the Balkans and in the East against Sassanid Persia. In his later years, he plotted unsuccessfully against regent and later emperor Tiberius II (r. 574–582).
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Born | after 525 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Died | 582 Constantinople |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Rank | magister militum |
Battles/wars | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 |
Relations | Germanus (father) Justin (brother) Justin II (cousin) John (brother-in-law) |
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