Author: Warren T. TreadgoldPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804726306
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Det Byzantinske riges historie fra 284 til 1461
Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081
Author: Warren T. TreadgoldPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804731638
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Diocletian until its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert.
History of the Byzantine State
Author: Georgije OstrogorskiPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813511986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Succinctly traces the Byzantine Empire's thousand-year course with emphasis on political development and social, aesthetic, economic and ecclesiastical factors
Warfare, State And Society In The Byzantine World 565-1204
Author: John HaldonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000107914
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World is the first comprehensive study of warfare and the Byzantine world from the sixth to the twelfth century. The book examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society. The communications, logistics, resources and manpower capabilities of the Byzantine Empire are explored to set warfare in its geographical as well as historical context. In addition to the strategic and tactical evolution of the army, this book analyses the army in campaign and in battle, and its attitudes to violence in the context of the Byzantine Orthodox Church. The Byzantine Empire has an enduring fascination for all those who study it, and Warfare, State and Society is a colourful study of the central importance of warfare within it.
A Concise History of Byzantium
Author: Warren T. TreadgoldPublisher: MacMillan Distribution Limited
ISBN:
Category : Byzantine Empire
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Between AD 285, when Byzantium first separated from the Western Roman Empire, and 1461, when the last Byzantine splinter state disappeared, the Byzantine state and society underwent many crises, triumphs, declines and recoveries. Spanning twelve centuries and three continents, the Byzantine empire linked the ancient and modern worlds, shaping and transmitting Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions—including the Greek classics, Roman law, and Christian theology—that remain vigorous today, not only in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, but throughout western civilization.
The Social History of Byzantium
Author: John HaldonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119344603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
With original essays by leading scholars, this book explores the social history of the medieval eastern Roman Empire and offers illuminating new insights into our knowledge of Byzantine society. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms
A History of Byzantium
Author: Timothy E. GregoryPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444359975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised A History of Byzantium covers the time of Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography Incorporates a new section on web resources for Byzantium studies Demonstrates that Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and ancient and modern society Situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes
Authority in Byzantine Provincial Society, 950-1100
Author: Leonora NevillePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521838658
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The imperial government over the central provinces of the Byzantine Empire was sovereign and, at the same time, apathetic, dealing effectively with a narrow set of objectives, chiefly collecting revenue and maintaining imperial sovereignty. Outside of these spheres, action needed to be solicited from imperial officials, leaving vast opportunities for local people to act independently without legal stricture or fear of imperial involvement. In the absence of imperial intervention provincial households competed with each other for control over community decisions. The emperors exercised just enough strength at the right times to prevent the leaders of important households in the core provinces from becoming rulers themselves. Membership in a successful household, wealth, capacity for effective violence and access to the imperial court were key factors that allowed one to act with authority. This book examines in detail the mechanisms provincial households used to acquire and dispute authority.
Author: John F. HaldonByzantium
Author: Sean McLachlanPublisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781810333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Long after Rome fell to the Germanic tribes, its culture lived on in Constantinople, the glittering capital of the Byzantine Empire. For more than 1000 yeras (AD 330-1453) Byzantium was one of the most advanced and complex civilisations the world had ever seen. As the Mediterranean outlet for the silk route, its trade networks stretched from Scandinavia to Sri Lanka; its artists created sombre icons and brilliant gold mosaics; its scholarship served as a vital cultural bridge between the Muslim East and the Catholic West; and it fostered the Orthodox Christianity that is the faith of millions today. This book shows the innovative art that inspired French kings and Arab emirs. It includes a gazetteer of historic Byzantine sites and monuments that travellers can visit today in greece, Italty, Turkey and the Middle East. A chronology of Byzantine history and a list of emperors complete this ideal resource for the student, traveller or generally curious reader.
