Brian Croke

Roman Emperors in Context

Theodosius to Justinian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Roman Emperors in Context: Theodosius to Justinian brings together ten articles by renowned historian Brian Croke. It is essential reading for scholars and students of Byzantine history, as well as those interested in political and legal history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780367680763
• ISBN-10: 0367680769
• Artikelnr.: 67823986

Autorenporträt

Brian Croke is an Honorary Associate in Ancient History at the University of Sydney and an Expert Adviser in Education. He has published several monographs and over 100 articles on various aspects of Roman and Byzantine history and modern historiography. His publications include Christian Chronicles and Byzantine History, 5th -6th Centuries (1992), The Chronicle of Marcellinus (1995) and Count Marcellinus (2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: historicising imperial business 1. Reinventing
Constantinople: Theodosius I's imprint on the imperial city 2. Dynasty and
aristocracy in the fifth century 3. Dynasty and ethnicity: emperor Leo I
and the eclipse of Aspar 4. Leo I and the palace guard 5. The imperial
reigns of Leo II 6. Ariadne Augusta: shaping the identity of the early
Byzantine empress 7. Justinian under Justin: reconfiguring a reign 8.
Justinian, Theodora and the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus 9.
Justinian, the 'sleepless emperor' 10. Justinian's Constantinople