The reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian is not only a time of grandiose construction projects, reforms and brilliant victories. This is the era of outstanding people that, by their deeds and actions, had a huge impact on the lives and destinies of the empire. Belisarius' courage, Theodora's lust for power, Narses' cunning, John the Cappadocian's avarice, and Liberia's wisdom forged Justinian's "golden age." Let us pass the road of each of these characters and resurrect in memory the brilliant times of the deceased power.