He wanted to be the modern Justinian.

他想成为现代贾斯蒂尼安。

The Plague of Justinian The Plague of Justinian lasted from 541 to 549 CE.

2. 查士丁尼瘟疫 查士丁尼瘟疫持续时间为公元 541 年至 549 年。

Justinian, incidentally, was by far the most awesome of the Byzantine emperors.

顺便说一句，查士丁尼是迄今为止最令人敬畏的拜占庭皇帝。

They have provided a system which for terse comprehensiveness surpasses Justinian's Pandects and the By-laws of the Chinese Society for the Suppression of Meddling with other People's Business.

他们规定了一套制度，其简洁详尽超过了查士丁尼法典和中国社会例行的莫管他人闲事的章程。

The first occurrence  was in the form of the Justinian Plague that occurred between 541 and 549. The mysterious  ailment caused loss of life in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean.

第一次以查士丁尼瘟疫的形式出现，发生在 541 年到 549 年之间。这种神秘的疾病在中东、北非和地中海地区造成了生命损失。

He went over to Athens, picked up Rockhill, and searched for the harbor of Tiryns; together they went on to Constantinople and studied the great walls of Constantine and the greater domes of Justinian.

他去了雅典，拾起罗克希尔，寻找梯林斯港。他们一起去了君士坦丁堡，研究了君士坦丁的长城和查士丁尼的大圆顶。

The Plague of Justinian marked the start of the  decline of the Byzantine Empire; losing so many people to a mysterious illness over a few years  was a shock from which they never fully recovered.

查士丁尼瘟疫标志着拜占庭帝国衰落的开始。几年内，如此多的人死于一种神秘的疾病，这对他们来说是一种震惊，他们从未完全从中恢复过来。