Excerpt from The Church of the Sixth Century: Six Chapters in Ecclesiastical History The Sixth Century was for a long time neglected by students. But during the last half century Greek, German, and Italian scholars have had compeers among other nations, and in England the age of Justinian has been illuminated by the work of several eminent writers. Dr. Hodgkin has given to English readers something of his own know ledge, and not a little of his own enthusiasm, for the history of Italy and her invaders. Professor Bury leaves us wondering as well as instructed by the breadth of his learning and the charm of his treatment. Mr. Oman, in two brilliant surveys, has shown alike his information and his insight Mr. Bryce's many achievements still leave us to regret that he has not given us a Life of Justinian. But at present the Church history of a period which is now recognized to be one of the most important in the history of the world has not received, I think. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.