Justin (consul 540)

Justin
The ivory consular diptych of Justin, Bode Museum.
Born	c. 525 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died	566 Alexandria (modern-day Egypt)
Allegiance	Byzantine Empire
Rank	magister militum
Battles / wars	Lazic War
Relations	Germanus (father), Justinian (brother), Justin II (cousin), John (brother-in-law)

Flavius Mar. Petrus Theodorus Valentinus Rusticius Boraides Germanus Iustinus,^[1] simply and commonly known as Justin (Latin: Iustinus, Greek: Ἰουστῖνος; c. 525–566), was an Eastern Roman aristocrat and general. A member of the Justinian Dynasty and nephew of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565), he was appointed as one of the last Roman consuls in 540, before going on to assume senior military commands in the Balkans and in Lazica. He fought against the Slavs, the Sassanid Persians and supervised the Byzantine Empire's first contacts with the Avars. At the time of Justinian's death, he was seen as a probable successor, but was beaten to the throne by his cousin, Justin II (r. 565–578), who exiled him to Egypt, where he was murdered.