Belisarius & Antonina - Love and War in the Age of Justinian

Belisarius & Antonina is a biography of an immensely powerful marriage in the time of Roman resurgence and expansion. It sheds new light on the reign of Justinian while exploring the successes, failures, and challenges of this unique partnership.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1. The World of Antonina


• 2. General of the East


• 3. Victory in Africa


• 4. The Eternal City


• 5. From Rome to Ravenna


• 6. Trying Times


• 7. Italy Redux


• 8. Twilight of a Power Couple


• 9. Afterlife and Legend


• Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae


• Appendix 2: Timeline


• Appendix 3: The Wealth of Belisarius


• Bibliography

About the author

David Alan Parnell is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest and author of Justinian's Men: Careers and Relationships of Byzantine Army Officers, ca. 518-610.

Summary

Belisarius & Antonina is a biography of an immensely powerful marriage in the time of Roman resurgence and expansion. It sheds new light on the reign of Justinian while exploring the successes, failures, and challenges of this unique partnership.

Additional text

It is well written and argued without being overly technical or full of academic jargon. It is easy to imagine pairing chapters with conflicting readings from Procopius to teach problems in working with primary sources. The book provides fodder for discussions of military, diplomatic, gender, and even environmental history.

Product details

• Authors: David Alan Parnell, David Alan (Associate Professor of Histor Parnell, Parnell David Alan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2023
• EAN: 9780197574706
• ISBN: 978-0-19-757470-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Byzantine Empire, 6th century, c 500 to c 599