What language was Justinian's name in originally?
Latin
Greek
Arabic
English
Answer
Latin was the original language of Justinian's name. He was born Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus in the Latin-speaking province of Illyricum. His name was later Hellenized to Ιουστινιανός (Ioustinianos) when he became emperor of the Byzantine Empire, which had Greek as its official language.
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