Justinian

The next volume of the series is dedicated to Emperor Justinian I, who ruled the Byzantine power in the middle of the VI century. The author in an exciting, partly fictional form tells about the works and achievements of one of the most remarkable rulers in the history of the early Middle Ages. The builder of St. Sophia, the creator of the Code of Laws, which laid the foundations of all European legislation, he managed to restore the former power of the Roman Empire at the cost of incredible tension of forces, putting Italy, part of Spain, North Africa. As the author shows, the life of Justinian is a vivid example of how an energetic, efficient and gifted person creates the history of the world.
The book presents a concise outline of the history of the Byzantine Empire to Justinian, many of the Life of the Byzantines are shown, the vivid portraits of the contemporaries of the emperor - his wife Theodora, managed to rise to the heights of the authorities from the very bottom of the society, the brilliant commander of the Belisary, the historian Procopius of Caesarean, performed The secret hatred of the imperial account, as well as many others