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. In 2023 his book Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint was published by Basic Books.
Sarris attended Balliol College, Oxford, as an undergraduate, and was subsequently a prize fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.
Books
- Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
- Empires of Faith: The Fall of Rome to the Rise of Islam, 500-700 ''''
- Byzantium, A Very Short Introduction
- ''Economy and Society in the Age of Justinian ''