User blog comment:Arsonist Firefly54/Ioannis Metaxas: a Greek Patriot and Hero/@comment-32919735-20180717101700/@comment-34650195-20180717122820

Justinian was Roman, not Greek. In fact he was the last Roman emperor who spoke Latin as his native language. And with all respect, the situation Justinian was in isn't comparable to Metaxas. Justinian became the emperor during the golden age of the Eastern Roman Empire and reconquered Rome literally because he had to use his huge army for something worthy while Metaxas ruled not-so-big nation-state surrounded with enemies both outside and inside and that get invaded by far superior forces. They are simply two types of rulers uncomparabe with each other.