Roman Emperors in Context: Theodosius to Justinian brings together ten articles by renowned historian Brian Croke. It is essential reading for scholars and students of Byzantine history, as well as those interested in political and legal history.

Brian Croke is an Honorary Associate in Ancient History at the University of Sydney and an Expert Adviser in Education. He has published several monographs and over 100 articles on various aspects of Roman and Byzantine history and modern historiography. His publications include Christian Chronicles and Byzantine History, 5th -6th Centuries (1992), The Chronicle of Marcellinus (1995) and Count Marcellinus (2001).

Introduction: historicising imperial business 1. Reinventing Constantinople: Theodosius I's imprint on the imperial city 2. Dynasty and aristocracy in the fifth century 3. Dynasty and ethnicity: emperor Leo I and the eclipse of Aspar 4. Leo I and the palace guard 5. The imperial reigns of Leo II 6. Ariadne Augusta: shaping the identity of the early Byzantine empress 7. Justinian under Justin: reconfiguring a reign 8. Justinian, Theodora and the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus 9. Justinian, the 'sleepless emperor' 10. Justinian's Constantinople