Vasiliev Alexander A. Justin, the First: An Introduction to the Epoch of Justinian the Great

Harvard University Press, 1950. — 439 p.Thorough study of the Byzantine emperor Justin I (518-527) by the renowned Byzantinist A. A. Vasiliev, including: the sources, Justin's origins, his domestic rule, religious policy, external policy, Justin and the West, economic conditions under his rule, legislation, death and burial.