During this figure's reign, Gelimer was defeated at the Battle of Ad Decimum and later at Tricamarum, and this figure's reign was chronicled by the historian Procopius.
During this figure's reign, Gelimer was defeated at the Battle of Ad Decimum and later at Tricamarum, and this figure's reign was chronicled by the historian Procopius. One rebellion during this ruler's reign was instigated by the (*)Blues and Greens, who attempted to install Hypatius as emperor. This ruler passed laws in favor of actresses and making rape punishable by death at the urging of his influential wife. This ruler had the Nika Riots put down by his general Belisarius. For 10 points, identify this ruler married to Theodora who built the Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine emperor with a namesake legal code.
During this figure's reign, Gelimer was defeated at the Battle of Ad Decimum and later at Tricamarum, and this figure's reign was chronicled by the historian Procopius.
{Justinian} I [accept {Justinian} the Great]