eBook, PDF

Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

This book introduces the Age of Justinian, the last Roman century and the first flowering of Byzantine culture. Dominated by the policies and personality of emperor Justinian I (527-565), this period of grand achievements and far-reaching failures witnessed the transformation of the Mediterranean world. In this volume, twenty specialists explore the most important aspects of the age including the mechanics and theory of empire, warfare, urbanism, and economy. It also discusses the impact of the great plague, the codification of Roman law, and the many religious upheavals taking place at the time. Consideration is given to imperial relations with the papacy, northern barbarians, the Persians, and other eastern peoples, shedding new light on a dramatic and highly significant historical period.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 15.12MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Michael Maas is Professor of History and Director of the Program in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations at Rice University. He is the author of several other books including Readings in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139797399
• Artikelnr.: 38277335

Rezensionen

'The publication of The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian is a major achievement and event in the field of Byzantine studies that promises to raise to a higher level study of the East Roman world at its 6th-century apogee. ... contains a vast amount of information and learning for which student and specialist alike will be grateful.' The Anglo-Hellenic Review