For the upcoming holiday season, we picked two easy reads by the dependable Gillian Bradshaw:
Bearkeeper's Daughter & Imperial Purple.
A lot of background links can be found at Justinian and Theodora at Isidore of Seville for Bearkeeper's Daughter.
The above image is from the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.
Please note that the second chat is on December 13 instead of December 20.
Enjoy!