Justinian
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Justinian
（The medieval world / general editor, David Bates）
Longman, 1994
- pbk.
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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pbk. ISBN 9780582063037
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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ISBN 9780582063044
Description
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. A man of provincial background, he was one of the greatest rulers of the period: he launched and won wars, codified the laws, built impressive buildings and offered imaginative responses to the numerous problems he faced. John Moorhead reinterprets Justinian as man and monarch (together with his wife the empress Theodora) and assesses the evidence from this time for the evolution of a medieval world. It makes full and judicious use of the wide variety of sources available to historians; of key interest is the way John Moorhead probes indirect and unpromising sources for unexpected light they can throw on the period, while approaching the gossip of contemporary writers, such as Procopius, with caution. It thus provides a convincing reassessment of the character and action of the emperor himself, and the other major figures of the reign - his generals and formidable wife among them.
Table of Contents
- Early years
- the majesty of the emperor
- wars in the west
- years of frustration
- the Church
- the north
- the end and beyond.
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