The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century AD / / W. G. Holmes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Holmes, W. G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; MAPS --; V. THE PERSIANS AND JUSTINIAN'S FIRST WAR WITH THEM --; VI. THE SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY AT ATHENS AND THEIR ABOLITION BY JUSTINIAN --; VII. THE INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPIRE: INSURRECTION OF THE CIRCUS FACTIONS IN THE CAPITAL --; VIII. CARTHAGE UNDER THE ROMANS: RECOVERY OF AFRICA FROM THE VANDALS --; IX. THE BUILDING OF ST. SOPHIA: THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK OF JUSTINIAN --; X. ROME IN THE SIXTH CENTURY: WAR WITH THE GOTHS IN ITALY --; XI. THE SECOND PERSIAN WAR: FALL OF ANTIOCH: MILITARY OPERATIONS IN LAZICA --; XII. PRIVATE LIFE IN THE IMPERIAL CIRCLE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES --; XIII. THE FINAL CONQUEST OF ITALY AND ITS ANNEXATION TO THE EMPIRE --; XIV. RELIGION IN THE SIXTH CENTURY: JUSTINIAN AS A THEOLOGIAN --; XV. PECULIARITIES OF ROMAN LAW: THE LEGISLATION OF JUSTINIAN --; XVI. THE LAST DAYS OF JUSTINIAN: LITERATURE AND ART IN THE SIXTH CENTURY: SUMMARY AND REVIEW OF THE REIGN --; INDEX --; ADDITIONS
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463208844; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463208844
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: W. G. Holmes.

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.