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This ruler’s construction projects were recounted in De Aedificiis (“day EYE-di-FIK-ee-ees”). This ruler’s marriage to a Miaphysite may have led him to condemn the Chalcedonian (“KAL-suh-DON-ee-an”) Three-Chapters, sparking a feud with Pope Vigilius. In the Treaty of Eternal Peace, this ruler agreed (10[1])to pay 11,000 (10[1])pounds of gold (10[1])to Sassanid emperor Khosrau (10[1])I (“CAUSE-row the first”). Under this ruler, a building was designed by Isidore of Miletus after its (-5[1])predecessor burned down during the Nika Riots. (10[3])This emperor reformed law in the Corpus Juris Civilis, and sent Belisarius to reconquer portions (10[1])of the Western Roman Empire. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Byzantine Emperor, the husband of Theodora and (10[1])constructor of the Hagia Sophia. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Justinian I [or Justinian the Great, prompt on Justinian]
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