Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty

Byzantine Empire Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων (Ancient Greek) Imperium Romanum (Latin)
518–602
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The Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, under Justinian I in 565 AD.
Capital	Constantinople
Common languages	Greek, Latin
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 518–527	Justin I
• 527–565	Justinian I
• 565–574	Justin II
• 574–582	Tiberius II
• 582–602	Maurice
History
• Accession of Justin I	10 July 518
• Deposition of Maurice	27 November 602
Preceded by Succeeded by Byzantine Empire under the Leonid dynasty Ostrogothic Kingdom Visigothic Kingdom Vandal Kingdom Byzantine Empire under the Heraclian dynasty Kingdom of the Lombards Visigothic Kingdom Pannonian Avars

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The Byzantine Empire underwent a golden age under the Justinian dynasty, beginning in 518 AD with the accession of Justin I. Under the Justinian dynasty, particularly the reign of Justinian I, the empire reached its greatest territorial extent since the fall of its Western counterpart, reincorporating North Africa, southern Illyria, southern Spain, and Italy into the empire. The Justinian dynasty ended in 602 with the deposition of Maurice and the ascension of his successor, Phocas.