Justinian I
noun
Flavius Anicius JustinianusJustinian the Great, a.d. 483–565, Byzantine emperor 527–565.
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The architectural characteristics afford a certain clue, and the following chronological scheme has been drawn up by their guidance:— The pre-Justinian period is characterised by simple construction and detail of a late Roman type.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen