Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-382) and index.
Contents:
'In this sign conquer' -- The military-fiscal complex -- Regime change in Constantinople -- The last desperate gamble -- Five thousand horse -- Rome and Ravenna -- The culture of victory -- 'Our brother in God' -- Insurgents -- The Western Empire of Justinian -- The fall of the Eastern Empire.
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