Justinian I was the last great conquering Roman emperor, who
dramatically increased the size of his realm although he never
actually led an army in person. His long reign (527-565) was
devoted to the challenging project of _renovatio imperii_, that is
the renovation of Empire. His was the will and vision behind
campaigns that saw the reconquest of Rome itself and Italy from the
Ostrogoths, North Africa from the Vandals, and parts of Spain from
the Visigoths. These grand schemes were largely accomplished
through the services of two talented generals, Belisarius and
Narses, and in spite of the distractions of wars against the
Persians in the east for most of his reign and the devastation
caused by bubonic plague. This is the only book available devoted
to analysing all of Justinian's campaigns on the basis of the full
range of sources. Besides narrating the course and outcome of these
wars, Michael Whitby analyses the Roman army of the period,
considering its equipment, organization, leadership, strategy and
tactics, and considers the longer-term impact of Justinian's
military ventures on the stability of the empire.
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