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

• List of Illustrations


• Acknowledgments


• 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 of Their Lives


• Appendix 3: The Wealth of Belisarius


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

David Alan Parnell is Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest, author of Justinian's Men: Careers and Relationships of Byzantine Army Officers, ca. 518-610, co-editor of The Routledge Handbook on Identity in Byzantium, and has published numerous articles on the military and social life of the sixth-century Roman Empire. He is an award-winning teacher, a frequent guest on podcasts dedicated to ancient and medieval history, and a consultant for historical documentaries.

Product details

• Authors: David Alan (Associate Professor of Histor Parnell, Parnell David Alan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 16.08.2025
• EAN: 9780197825266
• ISBN: 978-0-19-782526-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; 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