Justinian

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.

List 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

About the author

Moorhead, John

Summary

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

• Authors: J. Moorhead, John Moorhead, John (University of Queensland Moorhead, Moorhead John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138836402
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83640-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: The Medieval World; Medieval World
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Asia / General, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval