Justinian / Edition 1

by John Moorhead

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582063037
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1994
Series:	The Medieval World
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Moorhead, John

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