Justinian
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Justinian
（The medieval world / general editor, David Bates）
Routledge, 2014, c1994
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"First published 1994 by Longman Group Limited. Published 2013 by Routledge. First issued in hardback 2014"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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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