Justinian's Empire: Triumph and Tragedy

IT WAS AN AGE OF GLORY . . . BUT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.



The sixth-century AD witnessed a remarkable turn-around in the Roman Empire's fortunes. Justinian's general, Belisarius, recovered North Africa and Italy from the barbarians. An impressive new law code was inaugurated that would endure to this day. Astonishing building projects rivalled the great monuments of Old Rome.



But rather than restoring Rome's greatness did Justinian in fact pave the way for its collapse less than a centu...