Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian

by Peter Heather

Book Overview

Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his conquests in Italy and North Africa, and for the creation of spectacular monuments such as the Hagia Sophia, his reign was also marked by global religious conflict within the Christian world and an outbreak...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199362742
• ISBN13: 9780199362745
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"