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Empire in Apocalypse

At the end of the fifth century, the Eastern Roman Empire of Constantinople was assailed by enemy armies on all sides and rapidly sliding into ruin. Barbarian invasions had already swept the Western Empire into the dustbin of history, and the emperors and generals seemed unable to do anything about it. In the sixth century, however, the genius of two men and their remarkable wives stood between chaos and order. Their names were Emperor Flavius Petrus Sabbateus Justinianus and General Flavius Belisarius. Their wives, Theodora and Antonina, respectively, are perhaps two of the most extraordinary women in history.

This book is the story of the challenges they faced collectively, how a climate catastrophe turned their beloved empire into a wasteland, and how the world's first global pandemic contributed to their inability to revive the sagging fortunes of the Roman Empire permanently.

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Empire in Apocalypse

At the end of the fifth century, the Eastern Roman Empire of Constantinople was assailed by enemy armies on all sides and rapidly sliding into ruin. Barbarian invasions had already swept the Western Empire into the dustbin of history, and the emperors and generals seemed unable to do anything about it. In the sixth century, however, the genius of two men and their remarkable wives stood between chaos and order. Their names were Emperor Flavius Petrus Sabbateus Justinianus and General Flavius Belisarius. Their wives, Theodora and Antonina, respectively, are perhaps two of the most extraordinary women in history.

This book is the story of the challenges they faced collectively, how a climate catastrophe turned their beloved empire into a wasteland, and how the world's first global pandemic contributed to their inability to revive the sagging fortunes of the Roman Empire permanently.

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Empire in Apocalypse

Empire in Apocalypse

by Robert Bruton
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Empire in Apocalypse

Empire in Apocalypse

by Robert Bruton

Overview

At the end of the fifth century, the Eastern Roman Empire of Constantinople was assailed by enemy armies on all sides and rapidly sliding into ruin. Barbarian invasions had already swept the Western Empire into the dustbin of history, and the emperors and generals seemed unable to do anything about it. In the sixth century, however, the genius of two men and their remarkable wives stood between chaos and order. Their names were Emperor Flavius Petrus Sabbateus Justinianus and General Flavius Belisarius. Their wives, Theodora and Antonina, respectively, are perhaps two of the most extraordinary women in history.

This book is the story of the challenges they faced collectively, how a climate catastrophe turned their beloved empire into a wasteland, and how the world's first global pandemic contributed to their inability to revive the sagging fortunes of the Roman Empire permanently.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788367583534
Publisher: Legend Books Sp. z o.o.
Publication date: 08/04/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 452
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Robert Bruton is an American author and a former CIA intelligence officer who was primarily assigned to Africa and the former Soviet Union. He has a BA in history from the University of St. Thomas and an MA in world history from Norwich University, where he did his thesis on the role of climate change in the decline of the Roman Empire. He lives near Washington, D.C. with his wife and children.

Table of Contents

 Foreword

Maps

I. A Reason for War

II. A Tragic Flaw

III. The Uprisings

IV. Winter is Coming

V. Keeping the Faith

VI. Hell on Earth

VII. Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome Priest?

VIII. The Goths are Coming!

IX. The Siege of Rome

X. Burning Towers

XI. The Folly of Battle

XII. An Army is a Team

XIII. Standing before the Imperial Throne

XIV. Keeping an Eye on the Enemy

XV. Emperor of the West

XVI. Grapes of Wrath

XVII. The Anti-Christ

XVIII. You Betray Me with a Kiss?

XIX. Cruelty, Adultery, and Desertion

XX. The Voyage of the Ancient Mariner

XXI. The Emperor's New Clothes

XXII. Denial and Deception

XXIII. The Beast's Apprentice

XXIV. The Good Wife

XXV. No Walk in the Park

Major Historical Characters

Greek and Latin Terms

Additional Reading

Acknowledgments

Sequence of Historical Events

Bibliography

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