Justiniana Prima – Justinian’s story

Justinian I was the first Roman emperor born on the territory of Serbia. He was born in about 480 in the village of Tauresium. He reformed Roman laws and enacted a series of laws known today as the Roman Law. He built and renovated several hundred cities and forts, amongst...

  • Justinian I was the first Roman emperor born on the territory of Serbia.
  • He was born in about 480 in the village of Tauresium.
  • He reformed Roman laws and enacted a series of laws known today as the Roman Law.
  • He built and renovated several hundred cities and forts, amongst which is Justiniana Prima.
  • He build the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the largest Christian cathedral of that age.
  • He died in 565 in Constantinople.

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