Justinian : emperor, soldier, saint / Peter Sarris.

"In the sixth century CE the East Roman (or "Byzantine") Emperor Justinian presided over nearly four decades of remarkable change. From his capital of Constantinople, he directed armies to re-conquer territories that had been lost to Roman control in the fifth century, while also taking on the neigh...

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Main Author: Sarris, Peter (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2023.
Edition:First US edition.
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Physical Description:x, 522 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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505 0 |a Introduction: Justinian -- the light and the shade -- Part I: The rise to power. An empire divided -- From rags to riches -- Succession -- Part 2: A turbulent beginning. Confronting the enemy -- The body of the law -- The voice of the people -- Building heaven on Earth -- Part 3: Imperial expansion and power. The African campaign -- The battle for Italy -- The sleepless emperor -- A new kind of power -- The 'orthodox republic' -- Part 4: The great unravelling. The four horsemen of the apocalypse -- Propaganda and dissent -- Opportunistic imperialism -- Death and decline -- Imperial legacies -- Epilogue: End of empire. 
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