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==Early Life and Military Career==
==Early Life and Military Career==
Justin was born around 450 in Bederiana, in the region of Dardania. The sixth-century chronicler [[John Malalas]] explicitly describes him as a Thracian from Bederiana, while [[Procopius]] identifies him and his companions as Illyrian farmers. These descriptions reflect the overlapping geographical and ancestral identities of the Thracian-Illyrian population of the Balkan provinces. Justin's family background was therefore Thracian-Illyrian, rather than simply a matter of the province in which he was born.<ref name="Malalas" /><ref name="Kaldellis" />
Justin was born around 450 in Bederiana, in the region of Dardania. The sixth-century chronicler [[John Malalas]] describes him as a Thracian from Bederiana, while [[Procopius]] identifies him and his companions as Illyrian farmers. Modern historian [[Anthony Kaldellis]] examines these descriptions in the context of the overlapping Thracian and Illyrian identities of the Balkan provinces and the ethnic politics of the imperial military establishment. Justin's origins are therefore best understood within the Thracian-Illyrian population of the region, rather than being determined simply by the provincial location of his birthplace.<ref name="Malalas" /><ref name="Kaldellis" />
Justin came from a humble rural background. As a young man, he travelled to [[Constantinople]] in search of military employment, arriving around 470. He enlisted in the imperial army and eventually entered the palace guard. He distinguished himself through military service during the reign of [[Anastasius I]], including campaigns against the Isaurians and the Persians.
Justin came from a humble rural background. As a young man, he travelled to [[Constantinople]] in search of military employment, arriving around 470. He enlisted in the imperial army and eventually entered the palace guard. He distinguished himself through military service during the reign of [[Anastasius I]], including campaigns against the Isaurians and the Persians.
<ref name="Croke">Brian Croke, "Justinian under Justin: Reconfiguring a Reign," ''Byzantinische Zeitschrift'', Vol. 100, No. 1 (2007), pp. 13–56. [https://doi.org/10.1515/BYZS.2007.13 DOI].</ref>
<ref name="Croke">Brian Croke, "Justinian under Justin: Reconfiguring a Reign," ''Byzantinische Zeitschrift'', Vol. 100, No. 1 (2007), pp. 13–56. [https://doi.org/10.1515/BYZS.2007.13 DOI].</ref>
<ref name="Kaldellis">Anthony Kaldellis, "Leo I, Ethnic Politics and the Beginning of Justin I's Career," ''Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta'', Vol. 55 (2018), pp. 9–17. [https://doi.org/10.2298/ZRVI1855009K DOI].</ref>
<ref name="Greatrex">Geoffrey Greatrex, "Euphemia (wife of Justin I)," ''An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors'', 16 January 2000. [https://roman-emperors.sites.luc.edu/euphem.htm].</ref>
<ref name="Greatrex">Geoffrey Greatrex, "Euphemia (wife of Justin I)," ''An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors'', 16 January 2000. [https://roman-emperors.sites.luc.edu/euphem.htm].</ref>
[[Category:Byzantine emperors]]
[[Category:Byzantine emperors]]
[[Category:6th-century rulers]]
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