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Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty

State Defunct 518 CE – 602 CE Capital Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey

The Justinian Dynasty is a family who rules over the Byzantine Empire from 518 to 602.

It originates with Justin I and ends with Maurice.

Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (term c. 715 - 730), whose father was named Justinian, might have been a descendant of the dynasty.

The names Justinian and Germanus are common among dynasty members.

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