num_pages: 310
description: A complex and historically rich novel of Imperial Byzantium, The Bearkeeper's Daughter features an empress whose beauty and power rivals Cleopatra's.
language: English
title: The Bearkeeper's Daughter
titlecomplete: The Bearkeeper's Daughter
characters: Belisarius, Narses, Justinian I (Byzantine emperor), Theodora I
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, Roman, Fantasy, Adult, Ancient, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 480
places: Constantinople, Thrace
publisher: Houghton Mifflin