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Justinian : emperor, soldier, saint / Peter Sarris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarris, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565.
- Justinian.
- Emperors--Byzantine Empire--Biography.
- Emperors.
- Byzantine Empire--History--Justinian I, 527-565.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 522 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color.
- Edition:
- First US edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2023.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781541601345 (electronic bk.)
- 1541601343 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032083177
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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