The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century AD

This two-volume work is not only a depiction of the life and times of Justinian and Theodora, but also a presentation of cultural and socioeconomic lineage of an empire and its peoples that still serves as a major reference text today. PREFACE CONTENTS PROEM ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS CHAPTER I. CONSTANTINOPLE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY CHAPTER II. THE ROMAN EMPIRE UNDER ANASTASIUS: THE INHERITANCE OF JUSTINIAN CHAPTER III. BIRTH AND FORTUNES OF THE ELDER JUSTIN : THE ORIGINS OF JUSTINIAN CHAPTER IV. PRE-IMPERIAL CAREER OF THEODORA: THE CONSORT OF JUSTINIAN INDEX CORRECTIONS ADDITIONS