The power game in Byzantium Antonina and the Empress Theodora / James Allan Evans.

Contents The background of the story -- The scum of society -- The rise to power -- The remarkable career of the young Belisarius -- Antonina in love -- Victory and defeat in the ecclesiastical arena -- Theodora's riposte -- The fall of John the Cappadocian -- The Theodosius and Antonina affair continued -- Plague and intrigue -- Theodora fosters an anti-Chalcedonian church -- The agony of Italy -- Postlude : the ending of the era of reconquest -- Appendix I. Two contemporary witnesses.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-255) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011016507
ISBN9781441140784
ISBN1441140786