Moorhead, John
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.
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
AcknowledgementsEditor's PrefaceIntroduction1. The Early Years2. The Majesty of Empire3. Wars in the West5. Years of Frustration6. The Church7. The North8. The End and BeyondBibliographyMapIndex
Über den Autor
Moorhead, John
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Klappentext
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.
