Euphemia (
Greek
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Greece
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: Εὐφημία, died 520s), whose original name was Lupicina, was an Empress of the
Eastern Roman Empire
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by marriage to
Justin I
Justin I ( la, Iustinus; grc-gre, Ἰουστῖνος, ''Ioustînos''; 450 – 1 August 527) was the Eastern Roman emperor from 518 to 527. Born to a peasant family, he rose through the ranks of the army to become commander of the imperial ...
.
Empress Euphemia is credited with the