Description
Justinian
The Medieval World Series
Author: Moorhead John
Language: English
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Keywords
hagia; sophia; procopius; buildings; john; malalas; praetorian; prefect; cappadocian; church; Young Man; Qasr Ibn Wardan; National Library; Holy Man; Mt Etna; Justiniana Prima; Justinian's Reign; Cassiodorus Variae; Pope Agapetus; Procopius Wars; Magister Militum Praesentalis; Pope Hormisdas; Vandal War; Gothic War; Ban Ker; Juliana Anicia; Collectio Avellana; Holy Mountain; John Malalas; Gothic Government; Praetorian Prefect; Procopius's Buildings; Pope Silverius; Busta Gallorum; Lord's Day
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Hardback
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The reign of Justinian (527--65) was a key phase in the transition from the Roman empire of classical times to the Byzantine empire of the Middle Ages. Justinian himself, born of peasant stock in a provincial backwater, was one of the greatest rulers yet, despite prodigious achievements, he remained an outsider in the sophisticated society of Constantinople. Here, John Moorhead reinterprets Justinian as man and monarch, together with his formidable empress, the ex-actress Theodora, and assesses the evidence from their time for the evolution of a distinctively medieval world.
Acknowledgements
Editor's Preface
Introduction
1. The Early Years
2. The Majesty of Empire
3. Wars in the West
5. Years of Frustration
6. The Church
7. The North
8. The End and Beyond
Bibliography
Map
Index
