Preface
Overture
Part I Theoderic’s World
1. Rome in 500: Looking Backward
2. The World That Might Have Been
Part II Justinian’s World
3. Being Justinian
4. Opportunities Lost
5. Wars Worse Than Civil
Part III Gregory’s World
6. Learning to Live Again
7. Constantinople Deflated: The Debris of Empire
8. The Last Consul
Epilogue
List of Roman Emperors
Notes
Further Reading
Credits and Permissions
Searchable Terms
About the Author
Other Books by James J. O’Donnell
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher