author
William Gordon Holmes
1845–1927
A physician with a strong interest in voice, throat, and ear health, he later turned his attention to Byzantine history. His best-known work, The Age of Justinian and Theodora, brings the sixth-century empire to life with the curiosity of both a doctor and a historian.
2 Audiobooks
The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century A.D., Volume 1 (of 2)
by William Gordon Holmes
The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century A.D., Volume 2 (of 2)
by William Gordon Holmes
About the author
Born in 1845, William Gordon Holmes was an Anglo-Irish physician. Sources connected with his family and library records describe him as a Dublin-born ear and throat specialist, and his published work shows a clear professional interest in vocal physiology and hygiene.
His early books focused on medicine and the voice. A Google Books record for A Treatise on Vocal Physiology and Hygiene shows it was published in 1879, reflecting his work in throat and vocal health.
Holmes is now best remembered for writing The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century A.D., a substantial historical study that was published in two volumes and later reissued in a second edition. He died in 1927.