Justinian and the Later Roman EmpireThe eastern half of the Roman Empire, economically the stronger, did not "fall" but continued almost intact, safe in the new capital of Constantinople. This empire is the subject of John Barker Jr.'s book and the central focus of his examination of questions of continuity and change. |
Contents
THE ROMAN WORLD BEFORE JUSTINIAN | 3 |
JUSTINIAN THEODORA AND THEIR COURT 64 8bཊྛ ྂ 888 | 64 |
THE OLD PROBLEMS | 92 |
THE NEW PROJECTS | 131 |
THE LAST YEARS | 185 |
THE ROMAN WORLD AFTER JUSTINIAN | 211 |
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age of Justinian Amalasuntha Anastasius Anekdota Arab Arian army Asia Minor attack attempt Avars Balkan barbarian became began Belisarius Byzantine capital Chalcedonian Christian Church civilization commander conquest Constantine Constantinople Council court death East Eastern ecclesiastical Emperor Empire's Empress factions final forces frontiers Gelimer German Ghassanids Gothic Goths Greek Haghía Sophía Heraclius Imperial important Isaurian Italy John Justin Justinian II Justinian's reign Kavadh Khusru King Lakhmid Later Roman Empire Maurice medieval menace ment military Monophysite Narses Nevertheless Nika Riots North Africa official orthodox Ostrogothic pagan Patriarch peace period Persian Phocas Pope position problem Procopius provinces raids ravaged Ravenna Reconquest religious Ricimer Roman Empire Roman world Rome ruler siege sixth century Slavonic Slavs Sophia sphere success successor surviving territory Theodahad Theodora Theodosius Theodosius II throne Tiberius tinian tion Totila tradition Tribonian Vandal Vigilius Visigoths Vitalian West Western Wittigis Zeno