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title: Justinian I
author: Sponsored by a Greek banker, Julius Argentarius
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3341/justinian-i/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Justinian I
_Authored by Sponsored by a Greek banker, Julius Argentarius_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3341.jpg)
## Image Caption
Detail of a contemporary portrait of [Justinian I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Justinian_I/) in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. The emperor's robe is of [Tyrian purple](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tyrian_Purple/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Argentarius, S. b. a. G. b. J. (2014, December 20). Justinian I. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Argentarius, Sponsored by a Greek banker, Julius. "Justinian I." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 20, 2014. .
### MLA
Argentarius, Sponsored by a Greek banker, Julius. "Justinian I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Dec 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I) by [**Sponsored by a Greek banker, Julius Argentarius**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I). Submitted by [John Horgan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jhorgan/ "User Page: John Horgan"), published on 20 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.