Editing Justin I (section)

== Justinian ==
[[File:Justin I & Justinian I sb118.jpg|thumb|Solidus depicting Justin and Justinian.]]
During his uncle's reign Justinian successively occupied the positions of ''[[Scholae Palatinae|candidatus]]'', patrician, a consul (in 521), and then a general. In 525, Justin passed a new law that effectively allowed a member of the senatorial class to marry reformed actresses, paving the way for Justinian to marry [[Theodora (6th century)|Theodora]], a former [[mime artist|mime]] actress. In 525, Justin elevated Justinian as [[Caesar (title)|''caesar'']]. Justin's health began to decline and he formally named Justinian as co-emperor and, on 1 April 527, as his successor. On 1 August Justin died and was succeeded by [[Justinian]].<ref>[[John Malalas]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=MwEtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA244 Book 17–18]; ''[[Chronicon Paschale]]'' [[iarchive:chronicon-p/page/108/mode/1up|527]]; [[Theophanes the Confessor]] [[iarchive:chronicle-of-theophanes-the-confessor/page/264/mode/1up|AM 6019]].</ref>