The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian

1. The age of Justinian and its legacy Michael Maas; 2. Economy and administration: how did the Empire work? John Haldon; 3. Political theory in the Christian-Roman state Charles Pazdernik; 4. The Empire at war A. D. Lee; 5. Justinian and the barbarian kingdoms Walter Pohl; 6. The churches of Italy and Imperial authority during the reign of Justinian Claire Sotinel; 7. Relations with Persia and the East Geoffrey Greatrex; 8. The background to Islam Fred M. Donner; 9. Jews in the Age of Justinian Nicholas de Lange; 10. The plague and the Mediterranean Peregrine Horden; 11. Gender and the transformation of the social world Leslie Brubaker; 12. Classical cities in the sixth century: survival and transformation Kenneth G. Holum; 13. Constantinople in the Age of Justinian Brian Croke; 14. Did they practice law 'by the book' in the Age of Justinian? Caroline Humfress; 15. The legacy of Chalcedon: Christological problems and their significance Patrick Gray; 16. Christian piety and practice Derek Krueger; 17. Art and architecture Joseph Alchermes; 18. Literature and patronage in the Age of Justinian Claudia Rapp; 19. Philosophy in the Age of Justinian: the nature of the cosmos Christian Wildberg.