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Procopius reports that Justin/Justinian were warned that if Justin adopted Chosroes, the heir of the Persian king, then Chosroes would be the 'adopted heir of the Roman empire', and that the proposed adoption was designed to achieve this. Was this a plausible concern and the basis of the refusal?

by /u/CuriousastheCat in /r/AskHistorians

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