The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521817463 ISBN 13: 9780521817462

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

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 from Roman to Byzantine. Twenty specialists explore the most important aspects of the age--including the mechanics and theory of empire, warfare, urbanism, and economy. They also discuss the impact of the great plague, the codification of Roman law, and the many religious upheavals taking place at the time.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521817463
• ISBN 13: 9780521817462
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Maas Michael