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Some encyclopedia articles write that Justinianus I was born on 11.5. 483 AD. What are the sources of this information? Sources which I know do not say anything about the exact day of his birth.
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Hi Eugene,
That date is almost certainly wrong. We know that Justinian, or Petrus Sabbatius as he was called before he became anyone, was born c. 482, and that's all wee know. The sole source for his full name, "Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus," is the consular diptychs made for his consulship in 521. Justinian was a relative of Justin, who was born i Bedariana near Naissus, and his sister's son, Justinian, was born at the village of Tauresium, near Scupi. Our sole source is Procopius, De aedificiis, 4.15-28.
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Ave Fratres,
Yes,...... we claim Justinian as a local boy that did well 8) . The local legend is that he was not born in Scupi proper but in the villages lying just below what is now known as the Kale. Couldn't find anyone that knew anything about a date.
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MACEDONICA PRIMA
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I wonder if this information comes from some later, apocryphal texts. I know there's one dubious Justiniani Vita, perhaps there are some others.
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Ah, I see.
Excellent research, btw. I love that note about the 'Dardanian peasants' bearing Gothic or even 'almost English' names.
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Yes, I know where the note came from. I just liked the wording of the sentence very much. :wink: