Justinian : Empire and Society in the Sixth Century.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haarer, F. K.

Series:

Debates and Documents in Ancient History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Byzantine.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Surveys the current debates in modern literature and provides a wide selection of translated sources.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Dedication

Series Editors’ Preface

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Maps

Part I. Debates

Introduction: Discovering Justinian – Sources and Scholarship

Chapter 1. Rise to Power

Chapter 2. Conflict and Diplomacy on the Eastern Frontier

Chapter 3. The Wars of Reconquest

Chapter 4. Church and State

Chapter 5. Governing the Empire

Chapter 6. Culture and Society

Conclusion: Longevity and Legacy

Part II. Documents

1. Collectio Avellana 147

2. Anonymus Valesianus 85–7

3. Marcellinus Comes 521

4. Diptych announcing the consulship of Justinian, 521

5. Greek Anthology I.10, On the Church of the Holy Martyr Polyeuktos, lines 14–33, 42–50

6. Church of SS Sergius and Bacchus inscription

7. Procopius, Secret History 9.20–2

8. John of Ephesus, Lives of the Eastern Saints 13 Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

0-7486-3679-X

1-4744-1429-X

OCLC:

1472989354