Editing Justin II (section)

{{Short description|Byzantine emperor (r. 565–578)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Justin II
| image        = Solidus of Justin II (obverse).jpg
| caption      = ''[[Solidus (coin)|Solidus]]'' of Justin II marked: {{awrap|{{Smallcaps|{{Abbreviation|d·n·|DOMINUS NOSTER}} iustinus {{Abbreviation|p·p·|PERPETUUS}} {{Abbreviation|aug·|AUGUSTUS}}}}}}
| succession   = [[Roman emperor]]
| reign        = 14 November 565 – {{awrap|5 October 578}}
| full name    = 
| predecessor  = [[Justinian I]]
| successor    = [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius II]]
| spouse       = [[Sophia (empress)|Sophia]]
| issue        = {{ubl|[[Justus (son of Justin II)|Justus]] | [[Arabia (daughter of Justin II)|Arabia]] | [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius II]] (adoptive)}}
| dynasty      = [[Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty|Justinian]]
| father       = Dulcidio (or Dulcissimus)
| mother       = [[Vigilantia]]
| religion     = [[Chalcedonian Christianity]]
| birth_place  = [[Constantinople]] {{awrap|(now [[Istanbul]], Turkey)}}
| death_date   = 5 October 578
| death_place  = Constantinople
| regnal name  = [[Imperator]] [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] [[Flavius]] Iustinus [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]]{{efn|The full imperial title of Justin II in [[Latin]] is attested in a [[Novellae Constitutiones|novel]] issued on 1 March 570: {{lang|la|[[Imperator]] [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] [[Flavius]] Iustinus fidelis in Christo mansuetus maximus benefactor Alamannicus Gothicus Francicus Germanicus Anticus Vandalicus Africanus pius felix inclitus victor ac triumphator semper [[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]]}} ("Emperor Caesar Flavius Justin, faithful in Christ, mild, majestic, greatest benefactor; [[victory title|victor over]] the [[Alamanni]], [[Goths]], [[Franks]], [[Ancient Germans|Germans]], [[Antes people|Antes]], [[Vandals]], [[Vandalic War|Africans]]; pious, fortunate, renowned, victorious and triumphant, ever augustus").{{sfn|Lingenthal|1857|pp=13-14}} The victory titles are directly copied from Justinian.}}
}}

'''Justin II''' ({{langx|la|Iustinus}}; {{langx|grc|Ἰουστῖνος|Ioustînos}}; died 5 October 578) was [[List of Roman emperors#Later eastern emperors (457–1453)|Eastern Roman emperor]] from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of [[Justinian I]] and the husband of [[Sophia (empress)|Sophia]], the niece of Justinian's wife [[Theodora (wife of Justinian I)|Theodora]].

Justin II inherited a greatly enlarged but overextended empire, with far fewer resources at his disposal compared to Justinian I. He ended the payment of tributes and adopted a hardline stance against the empire's neighbors, which resulted in rekindling of war with the [[Sassanid Empire]], and in a [[Lombards|Lombard]] invasion which cost the Romans much of their territory in [[Praetorian prefecture of Italy|Italy]].{{sfn|Lin|2021|p=121}}
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