It is said that, when one of them asked him which of them should have the decision if anyone was accused before all three, he replied, "Whichever of you has anticipated the others." He debased the office of Quaestor, which almost all the preceding Emperors had held in especial regard, so that it was only filled by men of wisdom and experience, who above all were learned in the law and free from all suspicion of corruptibility, for it was felt that it would unavoidably be disastrous to the State if it were to be filled by men without experience or who were the slaves of avarice.

This Emperor first bestowed it upon Tribonianus, whose character and misdeeds I have sufficiently described elsewhere.

After his death, Justinian seized part of his estate, although he had left a son and several relatives who survived him.

He then appointed Junilus (a Libyan by birth), a man who had not so much as a hearsay knowledge of law, for he had not even studied it in the public schools.

Although he had a knowledge of Latin, he had never had any tuition in Greek, and was unable to speak the language.