Justinian
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-3678-5 (ISBN)
The Emperor Justinian had a long and influential reign, from AD 527 to 565, in which he dominated the sixth-century. This was an important period in the transition between the classical and Byzantine worlds, and one which saw significant territorial changes and religious developments. Many of Justinian’s other reforms, such as those in the governance of the empire and his codification of its laws, also had a long-lasting influence.
The first section of this book outlines the current questions we are asking about Justinian today. Five chapters explore his rise to power and the role of the colourful Theodora, foreign policy on the eastern frontier and the recovery of the western provinces, religious policy and governance of the empire. The sixth chapter considers the role of culture and society in the sixth century.
Justinian’s reign is documented through a wide range of contemporary written sources, as well as numismatic and epigraphic evidence and images of the imperial couple. The second section contains over eighty examples of these records, including English translations of the sources and images of coins and other objects.
Fiona Haarer is a Visiting Fellow and teaches Ancient Greek at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the history, literature and culture of the fifth and sixth centuries and she is the author of The Emperor Anastasius I: Politics and Empire in the Late Roman World (2006).
Series Editors’ PrefacePrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsMaps
Part I Debates
Introduction: Discovering Justinian – Sources and Scholarship
1. Rise to Power
2. Conflict and Diplomacy on the Eastern Frontier
3. The Wars of Reconquest
4. Church and State
5. Governing the Empire
6. Culture and Society
Conclusion: Longevity and Legacy
Part II Documents
1. Collectio Avellana 147
2. Anonymus Valesianus 85–7
3. Marcellinus Comes 521
4. Diptych announcing the consulship of Justinian, 521
5. Greek Anthology I.10, On the Church of the Holy Martyr Polyeuktos, lines 14–33, 42–50
6. Church of SS Sergius and Bacchus inscription
7. Procopius, Secret History 9.20–2
8. John of Ephesus, Lives of the Eastern Saints 13
9. Cassiodorus, Variae X.20
10. Procopius, Buildings I.9.5–10
11. C.J. I.5.12.4–10
12. Gold coin of Justin and Justinian, 527
13. Procopius, Wars I.24.33–7
14. Menander the Guardsman, fragment 6.1
15. C.J. I.29.5
16. The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor, IX.8a
17. Procopius, Wars I.14.45–54
18. Malalas, Chronicle 477–8
19. Procopius, Secret History 24.12–14
20. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.27
21. Agathias, The Histories IV.30.7–10
22. John of Ephesus, Church History 3.4.6–9
23. Procopius, Wars VIII.17.1–8
24. Procopius, Wars IV.6.30–4
25. John the Lydian, de Magistratibus III.55
26. Corippus, In laudem Iustini minoris 1.276–87
27. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 534
28. Procopius, Buildings I.10.16–18
29. C.J. I.27.1, 12–14
30. Procopius, Secret History 18.5–10
31. Inscription from Aïn Djelloula (Cululis)
32. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 74
33. Novel 37, preface, 1, 534. Facundus of Hermiane, In Defence of the Three Chapters, preface
35. Procopius, Wars VII.37.1–736. Epistulae Austrasicae XX
37. Procopius, Wars III.2.1–6
38. Cassiodorus, Variae XI.139. Pope Pelagius, Letters 4 and 85
40. Novels, Appendix 7: Pragmatic Sanction, 554
41. Procopius, Secret History 11.5–8
42. Procopius, Wars II.4.4–11
43. Novel 11, preface, 4
44. Agathias, The Histories V.13.5–6
45. Agathias, The Histories V.15.7–8
46. Theophanes am 6050
47. Isidore, History of the Goths 47
48. The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor, IX.15j
49. C.J. I.1.6 and Chronicon Paschale 533
50. ‘Only-begotten Son’ troparion
51. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 540
52. Novel 42, preface
53. Victor of Tonnena, Chronicon 543
54. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.38
55. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 85
56. Justinian, On the Orthodox Faith
57. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.39
58. Agapetus, Advice to the Emperor Justinian
59. Novel 131, preface, 1–4
60. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 844
61. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 845
62. Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of St Sabas 72
63. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.10
64. Institutes, preface
65. Novel 25, preface
66. Novel 47, preface
67. Justinian, the first dated copper coin, ad 538
68. Novel 38, preface
69. Evagrius, Ecclesiastical History IV.2970. Procopius, Secret History 17.5
71. Romanos, Kontakion 54, 14–25
72. Paul the Silentiary, Ekphrasis of Hagia Sophia, lines 1–80
73. Procopius, Buildings I.2.1–12
74. Procopius, Buildings V.8.4–9
75. Procopius, Buildings I.11.10–15
76. Greek Anthology IX.641
77. C.J. I.5.18.4
78. C.J. I.11.10
79. Agathias, The Histories II.30.3–4
80. Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, Chronicle 852
81. Choricius, Oratio XIII, preface, 10–16
82. Greek Anthology I.8
ChronologyPopes and PatriarchsGlossaryFurther ReadingEssay Questions and Exercise TopicsPrimary SourcesBibliographyIndex
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Debates and Documents in Ancient History |
| Zusatzinfo | 32 black and white illustrations, 6 black and white maps |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7486-3678-1 / 0748636781 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-3678-5 / 9780748636785 |
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