The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521520711
• ISBN13: 9780521520713
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"