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Ambasciate bizantine presso la Santa Sede in età giustinianea (527-565)

SUMMARY: This article outlines the religious policy of Emperor Justinian making use of docu­ments which ambassadors brought to Rome during his reign (527-565). These documents enable us to discover the reason for changes in Byzantine policy concerning events at a time when the go­vernment in Constantinople was committed to reconquering the Italian peninsular with the goal of restoring the ancient glories of the Roman Empire in the face of Barbarian opposition.