# Justinian I - Byzantine Emperor

URL: https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/rulers/justinian-i
Reign: 527 - 565
Born-Died: 482 - 565
Dynasty: Justinian & Successors
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I

Justinian I, born at Tauresium in the Balkans, sought to restore the Roman Empire. In the Bulgarian lands he rebuilt or fortified hundreds of forts listed by Procopius, yet his Danube defences could not stop raids by Slavs, Antes and Kutrigurs, who reached the walls of Constantinople in 559.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Eastern Roman Emperors (395-527)](https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/rulers/eastern-roman-emperors-395-527)
- Next in list: [Byzantine Emperors (565-681)](https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/rulers/byzantine-emperors-565-681)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 527 - [Justinian fortifies the Balkans](https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/timeline/527-justinian-fortifies-the-balkans)
- 550 - [Sclaveni raids reach Thrace](https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/timeline/550-sclaveni-raids-reach-thrace)
- 559 - [Kutrigur invasion under Zabergan](https://allhistories.com/bulgaria/timeline/559-kutrigur-invasion-under-zabergan)