Justinian : : Empire and Society in the Sixth Century / / F. Haarer.

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• VerfasserIn: Haarer, F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History : DDAH
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 32 B/W illustrations

Surveys the current debates in modern literature and provides a wide selection of translated sourcesOffers a fresh account of the remarkable reign of JustinianIncludes up-to-date discussion of current debates, including the lands and peoples shaped by Justinian’s foreign policiesDocuments include eighty sources including translations and illustrationsFeatures include a chronology, glossary, essay questions and exercise topics and further readingThe Emperor Justinian had a long and influential reign, from AD 527 to 565, in which he dominated the sixth-century. This was an important period in the transition between the classical and Byzantine worlds, and one which saw significant territorial changes and religious developments. Many of Justinian’s other reforms, such as those in the governance of the empire and his codification of its laws, also had a long-lasting influence.The first section of this book outlines the current questions we are asking about Justinian today. Five chapters explore his rise to power and the role of the colourful Theodora, foreign policy on the eastern frontier and the recovery of the western provinces, religious policy and governance of the empire. The sixth chapter considers the role of culture and society in the sixth century.Justinian’s reign is documented through a wide range of contemporary written sources, as well as numismatic and epigraphic evidence and images of the imperial couple. The second section contains over eighty examples of these records, including English translations of the sources and images of coins and other objects.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 -- 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 -- 9. Cassiodorus, Variae X.20 -- 10. Procopius, Buildings I.9.5–10 -- 11. C.J. I.5.12.4–10 -- 12. Gold coin of Justin and Justinian, 527 -- 13. Procopius, Wars I.24.33–7 -- 14. Menander the Guardsman, fragment 6.1 -- 15. C.J. I .29.5 -- 16. The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor, IX.8a -- 17. Procopius, Wars I.14.45–54 -- 18. Malalas, Chronicle 477–8 -- 19. Procopius, Secret History 24.12–14 -- 20. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.27 -- 21. Agathias, The Histories IV.30.7–10 -- 22. John of Ephesus, Church History 3.4.6–9 -- 23. Procopius, Wars VIII.17.1–8 -- 24. Procopius, Wars IV.6.30–4 -- 25. John the Lydian, de Magistratibus III.55 -- 26. Corippus, In laudem Iustini minoris 1.276–87 -- 27. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 534 -- 28. Procopius, Buildings I.10.16–18 -- 29. C.J. I.27.1, 12–14 -- 30. Procopius, Secret History 18.5–10 -- 31. Inscription from Aïn Djelloula (Cululis) -- 32. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 74 -- 33. Novel 37, preface, 1, 5 -- 34. Facundus of Hermiane, In Defence of the Three Chapters, preface -- 35. Procopius, Wars VII.37.1–7 -- 36. Epistulae Austrasicae XX -- 37. Procopius, Wars III.2.1–6 -- 38. Cassiodorus, Variae XI.1 -- 39. Pope Pelagius, Letters 4 and 85 -- 40. Novels, Appendix 7: Pragmatic Sanction, 554 -- 41. Procopius, Secret History 11.5–8 -- 42. Procopius, Wars II.4.4–11 -- 43. Novel 11, preface, 4 -- 44. Agathias, Th e Histories V.13.5–6 -- 45. Agathias, Th e Histories V.15.7–8 -- 46. Theophanes am 6050 -- 47. Isidore, History of the Goths 47 -- 48. The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor, IX.15j -- 49. C.J. I.1.6 and Chronicon Paschale 533 -- 50. ‘Only-begotten Son’ troparion -- 51. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 540 -- 52. Novel 42, preface -- 53. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 543 -- 54. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.38 -- 55. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 85 -- 56. Justinian, On the Orthodox Faith -- 57. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.39 -- 58. Agapetus, Advice to the Emperor Justinian -- 59. Novel 131, preface, 1–4 -- 60. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 844 -- 61. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 845 -- 62. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 72 -- 63. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.10 -- 64. Institutes, preface -- 65. Novel 25, preface -- 66. Novel 47, preface -- 67. Justinian, the first dated copper coin, ad 538 -- 68. Novel 38, preface -- 69. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.29 -- 70. Procopius, Secret History 17.5 -- 71. Romanos, Kontakion 54, 14–25 -- 72. Paul the Silentiary, Ekphrasis of Hagia Sophia, lines 1–80 -- 73. Procopius, Buildings I.2.1–12 -- 74. Procopius, Buildings V.8.4–9 -- 75. Procopius, Buildings I.11.10–15 -- 76. Greek Anthology IX.641 -- 77. C.J. I.5.18.4 -- 78. C.J. I.11.10 -- 79. Agathias, Th e Histories II.30.3–4 -- 80. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 852 -- 81. Choricius, Oratio XIII, preface, 10–16 -- 82. Greek Anthology I.8 -- Chronology -- Popes and Patriarchs -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Essay Questions and Exercise Topics -- Primary Sources -- Bibliography -- Index