The Rise of Emperor Justin I
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Most Byzantine emperors gained power through a strict line of succession, but Justin I managed
to take the throne by sheer force of will. A peasant by birth, this self-made royal
spent his youth as a sheepherder in the Balkans. Hoping to find fortune and adventure,
he eventually struck out for Constantinople in the late 4th century. Arriving in the
capital city with nothing but the clothes on his back, Justin lucked into employment as a
guard for the Byzantine Emperor Leo. Though he could neither read nor write,
Justin was respected for his bravery and skill as a fighter, and he eventually rose to command
the palace guard. When the childless emperor Anastasius I died in 518, Justin used his
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