justinian
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~ Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
Justinian code
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~ the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Justinian I
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~ Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)