Belisarius Antonina

Author : David Alan Parnell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : 9780197574706

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Belisarius & Antonina by David Alan Parnell Pdf

"He was a famous general, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the Vandals and Ostrogoths. She was a first-rate political operative, deposer of a pope, wielder of influence. Together, Belisarius and Antonina were the most powerful couple of the sixth-century Roman world, excepting only their sovereigns and friends, the emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) and empress Theodora. Belisarius and Antonina found strength in their marriage, which was not just a romance but also an enormously successful partnership. Antonina travelled around the Mediterranean with Belisarius, accompanying him on military campaigns to Mesopotamia, North Africa, and Italy. Together, the pair restored Roman rule to North Africa and Italy. Together, they deposed Pope Silverius in Rome and selected his replacement. Together, they became one of the wealthiest and most powerful couples in the Roman world. However, their relationship was far from perfect. Belisarius and Antonina occasionally argued over their children. Their constant historian, Procopius of Caesarea, accused Antonina of having an incestuous affair with her adopted son, and Belisarius of being too weak to put a stop to it. Even their public careers sometimes went off the rails, as when Belisarius was disgraced for plotting when Justinian fell ill with the plague that would eventually bear his name. Through it all, the partnership of Belisarius and Antonina sustained the couple. It was, without doubt, the most important nonroyal marriage of the century"--

Author : Ian Hughes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844689415

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Belisarius by Ian Hughes Pdf

A military history of the campaigns of Flavius Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. Back in the 6th century, Belisarius twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome (briefly), from the barbarians. This book discusses the evolution from classical Roman to Byzantine armies and systems of warfare, as well as those of their chief enemies: the Persians, Goths, and Vandals. Belisarius: The Last Roman General reassesses Belisarius’s generalship and compares him with the likes of Caesar, Alexander, and Hannibal. It is also illustrated with line drawings and battle plans as well as photographs.

Author : Christian Rollinger,Nadine Viermann
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781835532478

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Empresses-in-Waiting by Christian Rollinger,Nadine Viermann Pdf

Empresses-in-Waiting comprises case studies of late antique empresses, female members of imperial dynasties, and female members of the highest nobility of the late Roman empire, ranging from the fourth to the seventh centuries AD. Situated in the context of the broader developments of scholarship on late antique and byzantine empresses, this volume explores the political agency, religious authority, and influence of imperial and near-imperial women within the Late Roman imperial court, which is understood as a complex spatial, social, and cultural system, the centre of patronage networks, and an arena for elite competition. The studies explore female performance and representation in literary and visual media as well as in court ceremonial, and discuss the opportunities and constraints of female power within a male dominated court environment and the broader realms of imperial activity. By focusing on imperial women, the volume not only addresses questions of gendered rhetoric and agency but throws into relief general dynamics in the exercise of imperial power during a period in which the classical Mediterranean world at large, as well as the Roman monarchy, underwent crucial transformations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBAR:BA000013393

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A New General Biographical Dictionary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hugh James Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Biography
ISBN : UOM:39015025878193

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A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose Pdf

Author : Hugh James Rose (B.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000193449

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A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (B.D.) Pdf

Author : Hugh James Rose
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382331931

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A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1857. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Hugh James Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Biography
ISBN : UCAL:$B468828

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A New General Biographical Dictionary: ed. by Thomas Wright by Hugh James Rose Pdf

Author : New general biographical dictionary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555055052

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A new general biographical dictionary, projected and partly arranged by H.J. Rose by New general biographical dictionary Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10070105

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A new general biographical Dictionary projected and partly arranged by the late Rev. Hugh James Rose by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ilkka Syvänne
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473895300

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Military History of Late Rome 518–565 by Ilkka Syvänne Pdf

“An outstanding work . . . [the series] gives us a very good picture of the long process that has come to be known as the ‘Fall of Rome.’” —The NYMAS Review The Military History of Late Rome 518-565 provides a new, fresh analysis of the revival of Roman fortunes during the reigns of Justin I (518–527) and Justinian I (527–565). The book narrates in great detail the re-conquests of North Africa, Italy and southern Spain by Justinian’s armies. It also explores the massive encounters between the Romans and Persians in the east, and the apocalyptic fights in the Balkans between the Romans and barbarians. The author pays particular attention to the tactics and battles so there is detailed analysis of all of the period engagements, such as Dara, Satala, Callinicum, Ad Decimum, Tricamarum, Rome, Scalae Veteres, Antonia Castra, Gallica, Campi Catonis, Hippis River, Busta Gallorum, Mons Lactarius, Casilinum, Archaeopolis, Phasis, and others. The narrative features the military exploits of the great Roman heroes, such as Belisarius and Narses, while not forgetting the many other overlooked generals such as Germanus, Mundus, John the nephew of Vitalian, Martinus, Dagistheus and Sittas, not to mention the dashing hero John Troglita whose achievements were immortalized by the Roman epic poet Corippus.

Author : Felix Dahn
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 1515 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465575234

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A Struggle for Rome (Complete) by Felix Dahn Pdf

Author : Michael Edward Stewart,David Alan Parnell,Conor Whately
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429633409

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The Routledge Handbook on Identity in Byzantium by Michael Edward Stewart,David Alan Parnell,Conor Whately Pdf

This volume is the first to focus solely on how specific individuals and groups in Byzantium and its borderlands were defined and distinguished from other individuals and groups from the mid-fourth to the close of the fifteenth century. It gathers chapters from both established and emerging scholars from a wide range of disciplines across history, art, archaeology, and religion to provide an accurate representation of the state of the field both now and in its immediate future. The handbook is divided into four subtopics that examine concepts of group and specific individual identity which have been chosen to provide methodologically sophisticated and multidisciplinary perspectives on specific categories of group and individual identity. The topics are Imperial Identities; Romanitas in the Late Antique Mediterranean; Macro and Micro Identities: Religious, Regional, and Ethnic Identities, and Internal Others; and Gendered Identities: Literature, Memory, and Self in Early and Middle Byzantium. While no single volume could ever provide a comprehensive vision of identities on the vast variety of peoples within Byzantium over nearly a millennium of its history, this handbook represents a milestone in offering a survey of the vibrant surge of scholarship examining the numerous and oft-times fluctuating codes of identity that shaped and transformed Byzantium and its neighbours during the empire’s long life.

Author : James Allan Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441172525

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The Power Game in Byzantium by James Allan Evans Pdf

This title presents an original portrayal of Justinian's reign, its politics and theological disputes, focusing on the lives of two extraordinary women who wielded power and influence. A fascinating exploration of the corridors of power in Byzantium of the time of Justinian (527-565), the book reveals how Empress Theodora and Antonina, both alumnae of the theatre, were remarkable examples of social mobility, moving into positions of power and influence, becoming wives of key figures. Theodora had three aims: to protect those Christians who would not accept the Chalcedonian Creed; to advance the careers of her family and friends; and to defend the poor and assist the defenceless and, in particular, women - a mission which she claimed publicly. Finally, there was the allure of power, and though the exercise of power cannot be qualified as an 'aim', there can be no doubt that Theodora loved authority: she made and unmade marriage contracts, and appointed men to office, or destroyed them if they got in her way. Antonina was both friend and agent, and equally ruthless. She managed her husband, Belisarius, and advanced his career, though she was unfaithful to the marriage bed, and would outlive the main players of the age of Justinian.

Author : Dr Dion C. Smythe,Dr Przemysław Marciniak
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472448620

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The Reception of Byzantium in European Culture since 1500 by Dr Dion C. Smythe,Dr Przemysław Marciniak Pdf

Studies on the reception of the classical tradition are an indispensable part of classical studies. Understanding the importance of ancient civilization means also studying how it was used subsequently. This kind of approach is still relatively rare in the field of Byzantine Studies. This volume, which is the result of the range of interests in (mostly) non-English-speaking research communities, takes an important step to filling this gap by investigating the place and dimensions of ‘Byzantium after Byzantium’. This collection of essays uses the idea of ‘reception-theory’ and expands it to show how European societies after Byzantium have responded to both the reality, and the idea of Byzantine Civilisation. The authors discuss various forms of Byzantine influence in the post-Byzantine world from architecture to literature to music to the place of Byzantium in modern political debates (e.g. in Russia). The intentional focus of the present volume is on those aspects of Byzantine reception less well-known to English-reading audiences, which accounts for the inclusion of Bulgarian, Czech, Polish and Russian perspectives. As a result this book shows that although so-called 'Byzantinism' is a pan-European phenomenon, it is made manifest in local/national versions. The volume brings together specialists from various countries, mainly Byzantinists, whose works focus not only on Byzantine Studies (that is history, literature and culture of the Byzantine Empire), but also on the influence of Byzantine culture on the world after the Fall of Constantinople.