Justinian

Name: Justinian
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Emperor, Soldier, Saint

By Professor Peter Sarris

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WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times, BBC History Magazine, and Evening Standard Book of the Year 'Majestic, sparkling' Peter Frankopan 'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Effortlessly erudite' Rory Stewart 'Masterful' Anita Anand 'Spectacularly good' Dominic Sandbrook The... Read More

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The definitive life story of the Roman Emperor who shaped modern times.

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WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD

A Sunday Times, BBC History Magazine, and Evening Standard Book of the Year

'Majestic, sparkling' Peter Frankopan

'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Effortlessly erudite' Rory Stewart

'Masterful' Anita Anand

'Spectacularly good' Dominic Sandbrook

The definitive story of the Roman Emperor who shaped modern times.

This groundbreaking biography gives us an intimate insight into Justinian, a man who, from the humblest beginnings, rose to become ruler of much of the known world, achieving an almost god-like status.

An emperor who infused even the most mundane tasks with spiritual significance. A gifted administrator obsessed with detail. A middle-aged lover who fell for a dancing girl, ruling with Empress Theodora by his side for over twenty years.

A brilliant military strategist who was never on the frontline. The challenges he faced—climate change, battles over culture and identity, the first recorded global pandemic—and many of the solutions he found still resonate with us today. His legacy remains all around us.

In this tour de force, Sarris shows us that in all his complexity and contradictions, Justinian was, in many ways, a very modern emperor.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529365405

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Basic Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 544

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Political Biographies Professor Peter Sarris Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Peter Sarris is Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies in the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He has published numerous books and articles on Justinian and his other publications include Byzantium - A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2015), which has been translated into Chinese, Greek and Polish. In addition to academic journals, he has written for The Times, Literary Review, and History Today.