Justinian and Theodora / / Robert Browning.
Browning’s acclaimed biography of this extraordinary and enigmatic couple includes every aspect of imperial administration and policy. It is the story of a peasant's son who becomes emperor and enthrones a dissolute actress beside him.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2003] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 p.) :; 18 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to Revised Edition
- Genealogical Tables
- Introduction
- 1. The path to power
- 2. The men around Justinian
- 3. Roman law and riot
- 4. Hagia Sophia and the reconquest of Africa
- 5. Belisarius in Italy
- 6. The years of hope deferred
- 7. The bitter fruits of victory
- 8. Emperor and Pope
- 9. The final years
- 10. Epilogue
- Table of Dates
- Notes on Sources
- Further Reading
- Sources of Illustrations
- Index