The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius was one of the medieval world's most popular and widely translated texts. Composed in Syriac in Mesopotamia in the seventh century, it presented a new, salvific role for the Roman Empire, whose last emperor, it prophesied, would help bring about the end of the ages. In his new book, the first book-length study of Pseudo Methodius, visiting professor and Costigan Distinguished Lecturer, Christopher Bonura, traces the origins of this apocalyptic text, revealing it as a remarkable response to political realities faced by Christians living under a new Islamic regime. Bonura will be giving a talk on his book, A Prophecy of Empire: The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius from Late Antique Mesopotamia to the Global Medieval Imagination (University of California Press, 2025), on Tuesday, November 18 at 3:45 p.m. in the Petersen Room of Allen Library. Ahead of this talk, he sat down with Professor Charity Urbanski to discuss A Prophecy of Empire and his motivation for writing it.