J.A.S. Evans is Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia and began his career as a papyrologist. His publications include Procopius (1972) and Herodotus, Explorer of the Past (1991).

• Preface. Introduction. 1. The Imperial Context 2. The New Dynasts: Their Early Years of Power 3. The Restoration of the Empire 4. The Home Front; Domestic Problems 5. The Final Years

J.A.S. Evans is Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia and began his career as a papyrologist. His publications include Procopius (1972) and Herodotus, Explorer of the Past (1991).

• Preface. Introduction. 1. The Imperial Context 2. The New Dynasts: Their Early Years of Power 3. The Restoration of the Empire 4. The Home Front; Domestic Problems 5. The Final Years

J.A.S. Evans is Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia and began his career as a papyrologist. His publications include Procopius (1972) and Herodotus, Explorer of the Past (1991).

• Preface. Introduction. 1. The Imperial Context 2. The New Dynasts: Their Early Years of Power 3. The Restoration of the Empire 4. The Home Front; Domestic Problems 5. The Final Years