5 juin 527 - Justinian

Description:

- born to peasant parents
- adopted by an uncle who was an emperor
- "last Roman"
- last to speak Latin as most of the population will speak Greek instead
- wanted to unify all of Rome
- only conquers North Africa (from Vandels) and Italy (from Ostrogoths)
- claims a lot of land which results in a population vacuum
- places more taxes on people in order to fund army
-fails to hold a firm grip on reconquered territories
- expeditions drained the empires low resources