Book contents
- The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
- The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Names, Places, and Titles
- Introduction
- 1 The Late Third Century, 260–313
- 2 The Early Fourth Century, 313–363
- 3 The Military Situation, 260–395
- 4 The Late Fourth Century, 363–395
- 5 The Early Fifth Century, 395–455
- 6 The Late Fifth Century, 455–493
- 7 The Military Situation, 395–493
- 8 The Late Fifth and Early Sixth Centuries, 491–565
- 9 The Late Sixth Century, 565–610
- 10 The Military Situation, 491–610
- 11 The Reign of Heraclius, 610–641
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Primary Sources
- Index
- References
9 - The Late Sixth Century, 565–610
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 October 2019
Book contents
- The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
- The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Names, Places, and Titles
- Introduction
- 1 The Late Third Century, 260–313
- 2 The Early Fourth Century, 313–363
- 3 The Military Situation, 260–395
- 4 The Late Fourth Century, 363–395
- 5 The Early Fifth Century, 395–455
- 6 The Late Fifth Century, 455–493
- 7 The Military Situation, 395–493
- 8 The Late Fifth and Early Sixth Centuries, 491–565
- 9 The Late Sixth Century, 565–610
- 10 The Military Situation, 491–610
- 11 The Reign of Heraclius, 610–641
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Primary Sources
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Roman Empire in Late AntiquityA Political and Military History, pp. 283 - 303Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
References
Further Reading
Despite the excellent source material, this period has attracted less scholarly attention than the reign of Justinian. On Justin II’s reign, there is a series of excellent articles by Cameron, Averil, “The Early Religious Policies of Justin II,” Studies in Church History 13 (1976), 51–67, “The Empress Sophia,” Byzantion 45 (1975), 5–21, “The Artistic Patronage of Justin II,” Byzantion 50 (1980), 62–84, and “An Emperor’s Abdication,” Byzantinoslavica 37 (1986), 161–167. For Mauricius’ reign and campaigns, see Whitby, Michael, The Emperor Maurice and His Historian: Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan Warfare (Oxford, 1988). For Phocas, see Olster, D. M., The Politics of Usurpation in the Seventh Century: Rhetoric and Revolution in Byzantium (Amsterdam, 1993). For a positivist perspective on the role of women in imperial government, see Garland, L., Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527–1204 (London/New York, 1999). Religious matters are well discussed in Frend, W., The Rise of the Monophysite Movement (Cambridge, 1972), though the terminology is often dated, and in Wood, P., “We Have No King but Christ”: Christian Political Thought in Greater Syria on the Eve of the Arab Conquest, 400–c.585 (Oxford, 2010).Google Scholar
There are good studies of the northern barbarians, including Christie, N., The Lombards (Oxford, 1995), Curta, F., The Making of the Slavs (Cambridge, 2001), Vryonis, S., “The Evolution of Slav Society and the Slavic Invasions in Greece: The First Major Slavic Attack on Thessaloniki, AD 597,” Hesperia 50 (1981), 378–390, and Wozniak, F. E., “Byzantine Diplomacy and the Lombard-Gepidic Wars,” Balkan Studies 20 (1979), 139–158. For the Avars, see Pohl, W., “A Non-Roman Empire in Central Europe: the Avars,” in Goetz, H.-W., Jarnut, J., and Pohl, W., eds., Regna et Gentes. The Relationship between Late Antique and Early Medieval Peoples and Kingdoms in the Transformation of the Roman World, (Leiden, 2003), 571–595. For events in Spain, see Wood, J., “Defending Byzantine Spain: Frontiers and Diplomacy,” Early Medieval Europe 18 (2010), 292–319.Google Scholar