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Beschreibung
A SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Majestic, sparkling . . . this is modern history writing at its finest' Peter Frankopan

'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Effortlessly erudite' Rory Stewart

'Masterful' Anita Anand

'Wonderful' William Dalrymple
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 and achieved 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.
A SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Majestic, sparkling . . . this is modern history writing at its finest' Peter Frankopan

'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Effortlessly erudite' Rory Stewart

'Masterful' Anita Anand

'Wonderful' William Dalrymple
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 and achieved 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.
Über den Autor
Peter Sarrisis professor of late antique, medieval, and Byzantine studies at the University of Cambridge. He is author or editor of eight books on the history of late antiquity, the early Middle Ages, and Byzantium, including Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint. He lives in Shepreth, UK.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781529365382
ISBN-10: 1529365384
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Sarris, Peter
Hersteller: John Murray Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 239 x 157 x 48 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Sarris
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,812 kg
Artikel-ID: 126898386