The book is a rare full study of the emperor rather than a partial campaign account. The chosen extract reconstructs the Byzantine attempt to recover Carthage after an Arab conquest whose precise date is itself uncertain. It questions the claim that the entire Roman fleet sailed west and instead considers detachments from several commands, possible Sicilian support and the continuing need to defend Constantinople. The result shows how sparse fleet records, strategic constraints and uncertain chronology must be combined cautiously.
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Justinian II, Carthage and Byzantine recovery
A focused Justinian II biography opens into the uncertain evidence around Carthage, fleets and Byzantine Africa.