Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.

List of Byzantine emperors

The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised sovereign authority are included, to the exclusion of junior…

Justin I

Byzantine emperor from 518 to 527

Justin I, also called Justin the Thracian, was Roman emperor from 518 to 527. Born to a peasant family, he rose through the ranks of the army to become commander of the imperial guard and when Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus died, he out-maneouvered his rivals and was elected as…

Justinian I

Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565 AD

Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was Byzantine Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

April 1

Day of the year

April 1 is the 91st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 274 days remain until the end of the year.