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The general Justin is murdered in his …
Years: 565 - 565
The general Justin is murdered in his sleep in Alexandria in 565, ostensibly because he was plotting to seize the throne, and his head is cut off and brought to Constantinople.
In reality, he was too great a threat to the new emperor to be left alive; the Visigoth chronicler John of Biclaro explicitly attributes the murder to the wife of Justin II, the Empress Sophia.
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- Egypt (Roman province)
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Avars, Eurasian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Years: 565 - 565
Locations
People
Groups
- Egypt (Roman province)
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Avars, Eurasian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
Topics
Subjects
Regions
Subregions