Both kings respected the old Roman culture, as did the Eastern Emperor Justinian who had re-conquered Italy and North Africa by 540 AD.

这两个国王都尊重罗马的古老文化，在540年重新夺回意大利和北非的东罗马皇帝查士丁尼也是如此。

The Byzantine emperor Justinian declared in the 6th century that by natural law air, running water, the sea and seashore were common to all.

拜占庭君主查士丁尼在六世纪宣布，“根据自然法则”，空气、自来水、海洋和海岸均为“公有”。

But it wasn't until the time of the Byzantine emperor Justinian between 527 and 565 CE that someone other than the Chinese got their hands on silkworms.

但直到公元 527 年至 565 年，拜占庭皇帝查士丁尼统治时期，中国人以外的人才接触到蚕。

Emperor Justinian was ruling at the time – thus the pandemic's name – and he  brought the Byzantine Empire to its height.

查士丁尼皇帝当时正在执政——这就是大流行病的名称——他将拜占庭帝国推向了鼎盛时期。

Bodies were piled outside and stacked indoors,   and although some people, like Emperor Justinian, survived the plague, there was no  medical understanding of what happened.

尸体堆放在室外和室内，虽然有些人（如查士丁尼皇帝）在瘟疫中幸存下来，但医学界对发生的事情一无所知。

Amid straining diplomatic relations,  the Byzantine Emperor Justinian sent around 18,000 troops to Carthage in 533. In 534, Gelimer  surrendered, bringing an end to the Vandals.

在紧张的外交关系中，拜占庭皇帝查士丁尼于 533 年向迦太基派遣了大约 18,000 名士兵。534 年，盖利默投降，结束了汪达尔人的统治。