Peter Sarris

Peter Sarris is a British historian of late antiquity. As of 2025, Sarris is a professor at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the reign of Justinian I in the sixth century AD.[1] In 2023 his book Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint was published by Basic Books.[2][3][4][5]

Sarris attended Balliol College, Oxford, as an undergraduate, and was subsequently a prize fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.[1]

Books

  • Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint (Basic Books, 2023)
  • Empires of Faith: The Fall of Rome to the Rise of Islam, 500-700 (Oxford University Press, 2011)
  • Byzantium, A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2015)
  • Economy and Society in the Age of Justinian (Cambridge University Press, 2006)

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Peter Sarris | Faculty of History University of Cambridge". www.hist.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ^ "An emperor who inserted himself into every aspect of government". TLS. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ Barr, James (20 October 2023). "Justinian by Peter Sarris review — emperor of the apocalypse". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Restless zeal of the insomniac emperor | George Woudhuysen". The Critic Magazine. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Review of: Justinian: emperor, soldier, saint". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
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