Novum Millennium

Author : Claudia Sode,Sarolta Takács
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351914277

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Novum Millennium by Claudia Sode,Sarolta Takács Pdf

This volume reflects the different methods and new approaches to the study of Byzantine history that have characterized the work of Paul Speck, to whom it is dedicated, and above all, his insistence on a close reading and careful interpretation of the sources. These aims are encapsulated in the introduction by John Haldon, which gives a sense of where future studies should lead new generations of scholars. The following studies, by many of the leading authorities in their fields, look at a whole range of aspects of the history of Byzantium - its culture, theology, linguistics, literature, historiography, sigillography and art - and at the place of the Byzantine empire within the late antique and medieval worlds.

Author : Massimo Mastrogregori
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110951400

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2001 by Massimo Mastrogregori Pdf

Annually published since 1930, the International bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and within this classification alphabetically. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.

Author : Florin Leonte
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474441056

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Imperial Visions of Late Byzantium by Florin Leonte Pdf

Explores a Byzantine emperor's construction of authority with the help of his rhetorical texts Examines the changes in the Byzantine imperial idea by the end of the fourteenth century with a particular focus on the instrumentalization of the intellectual dimension of the imperial ruleIntegrates late Byzantine imperial visions into the bigger picture of Byzantine imperial ideology Provides a fresh understanding of key pieces of Byzantine public rhetoric and introduces analytical concepts from rhetorical, literary, and discursive theoriesOffers translations of key passages from late Byzantine rhetoricManuel II Palaiologos was not only a Byzantine emperor but also a remarkably prolific rhetorician and theologian. His oeuvre included letters, treatises, dialogues, short poems and orations. Florin Leonte deals with several of his texts shaped by a didactic intention to educate the emperor's son and successor, John VIII Palaiologos. He argues that the emperor constructed a rhetorical persona which he used in an attempt to compete with other contemporary power-brokers. While Manuel Palaiologos adhered to many rhetorical conventions of his day, he also reasserted the civic role of rhetoric. With a special focus on the first two decades of Manuel II Palaiologos' rule, 1391-1417, Leonte offers a new understanding of the imperial ethos in Byzantium by combining rhetorical analysis with investigation of social and political phenomena.

Author : Ruth Macrides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351930642

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History as Literature in Byzantium by Ruth Macrides Pdf

Although perceived since the sixteenth century as the most impressive literary achievement of Byzantine culture, historical writing nevertheless remains little studied as literature. Historical texts are still read first and foremost for nuggets of information, as main sources for the reconstruction of the events of Byzantine history. Whatever can be called literary in these works has been considered as external and detachable from the facts. The 'classical tradition' inherited by Byzantine writers, the features that Byzantine authors imitated and absorbed, are regarded as standing in the way of understanding the true meaning of the text and, furthermore, of contaminating the reliability of the history. Chronicles, whose language and style are anything but classicizing, have been held in low esteem, for they are seen as providing a mere chronological exposition of events. This book presents a set of articles by an international cast of contributors, deriving from papers delivered at the 40th annual Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies. They are concerned with historical and visual narratives that date from the sixth to the fourteenth century, and aim to show that literary analyses and the study of pictorial devices, far from being tangential to the study of historical texts, are preliminary to their further study, exposing the deeper structures and purposes of these texts.

Author : George S. Cuhaj,Thomas Michael
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440231384

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Coins of the World: North Eastern Europe by George S. Cuhaj,Thomas Michael Pdf

In this single, easy-to-use and affordable download you will find detailed descriptions, updated values in multiple grades, and high-quality illustrations of every coin issued in the 20th century in North Eastern Europe. Every coin, from every where including Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and more, are included in this affordable download.

Author : Petra Sijpesteijn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004155671

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From Al-Andalus to Khurasan by Petra Sijpesteijn Pdf

The study of medieval Islamic history has been hindered by the lack of available evidence. This is because of its inaccessibility to all but the most specialised scholars in the field. Containing papers given at the "Documents and the History of the Early Islamic Mediterranean World" conference, this title looks at the redressing of this problem

Author : Professor Stephanos Efthymiadis
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409409519

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Byzantine Hagiography by Professor Stephanos Efthymiadis Pdf

For an entire millennium, Byzantine hagiography, inspired by the veneration of many saints, exhibited literary dynamism and a capacity to vary its basic forms. The subgenres into which it branched out after its remarkable start in the fourth century underwent alternating phases of development and decline that were intertwined with changes in the political, social and literary spheres. The seventeen chapters in this companion form the sequel to those in volume I which dealt with the periods and regions of Byzantine hagiography, and complete the first comprehensive survey ever produced in this field. The book is the work of an international group of experts in the field and is addressed to both a broader public and the scholarly community of Byzantinists, medievalists, historians of religion and theorists of narrative. It highlights the literary dimension and the research potential of a representative number of texts, not only those appreciated by the Byzantines themselves but those which modern readers rank high due to their literary quality or historical relevance.

Author : Alicia Simpson,Stephanos Efthymiadis
Publisher : La Pomme d'or
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Historians
ISBN : 9789548446051

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Niketas Choniates by Alicia Simpson,Stephanos Efthymiadis Pdf

Author : Jonathan Harris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474254670

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Constantinople by Jonathan Harris Pdf

Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: * Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field * Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople * Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city * More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades * Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire.

Author : Marios Philippides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351055406

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Constantine XI Dragaš Palaeologus (1404–1453) by Marios Philippides Pdf

Constantine XI’s last moments in life, as he stood before the walls of Constantinople in 1453, have bestowed a heroic status on him. This book produces a more balanced portrait of an intriguing individual: the last emperor of Constantinople. To be sure, the last of the Greek Caesars was a fascinating figure, not so much because he was a great statesman, as he was not, and not because of his military prowess, as he was neither a notable tactician nor a soldier of exceptional merit. This monarch may have formulated grandiose plans but his hopes and ambitions were ultimately doomed, because he failed to inspire his own subjects, who did not rally to his cause. Constantine lacked the skills to create, restore, or maintain harmony in his troubled realm. In addition, he was ineffective on the diplomatic front, as he proved unable to stimulate Latin Christendom to mount an expedition and come to the aid of south-eastern Orthodox Europe. Yet in sharp contrast to his numerous shortcomings, his military defeats, and the various disappointments during his reign, posterity still fondly remembers the last Constantine.

Author : David Thomas,Barbara Roggema
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789047443681

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Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 1 (600-900) by David Thomas,Barbara Roggema Pdf

Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 1 (CMR1) is a history of all the known works on Christian-Muslim relations from 600 to 1500. It comprises introductory essays and over 200 detailed entries containing descriptions, assessments and compehensive bibliographical details of individual works.

Author : Jean-Claude Cheynet,Claudia Sode
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110960082

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Studies in Byzantine Sigillography. Volume 8 by Jean-Claude Cheynet,Claudia Sode Pdf

For several years now, sigillography as an independent subarea in the field of Byzantine studies has received increasing attention from both Byzantine studies and related disciplines, because it is the only area still able to provide academia with large amounts of material not previously analysed. The articles of Studies in Byzantine Sigillography deal with all aspects of Byzantine sigillography: presentation of new finds, discussion of new methods, questions of the political and ecclesiastical administration of Byzantinum, prosopography, historical geography, and art historical and iconographical problems. In addition, the volumes contain a loosely arranged list of Byzantine seals, which have been published in essays and auction catalogues, thus enabling those from more obscure publications to be located and identified.

Author : Leslie Brubaker,Julia M. H. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0521013275

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Gender in the Early Medieval World by Leslie Brubaker,Julia M. H. Smith Pdf

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Author : Judith Herrin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400845224

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Margins and Metropolis by Judith Herrin Pdf

This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern Greece, Judith Herrin shows how the prestige of Constantinople was reflected in the military, civilian, and ecclesiastical officials sent out to govern the provinces. She evokes the ideology and culture of the center by examining different aspects of the imperial court, including diplomacy, ceremony, intellectual life, and relations with the church. Particular topics treat the transmission of mathematical manuscripts, the burning of offensive material, and the church's role in distributing philanthropy. Herrin contrasts life in the capital with provincial life, tracing the adaptation of a largely rural population to rule by Constantinople from the early medieval period onward. The letters of Michael Choniates, archbishop of Athens from 1182 to 1205, offer a detailed account of how this highly educated cleric coped with life in an imperial backwater, and demonstrate a synthesis of ancient Greek culture and medieval Christianity that was characteristic of the Byzantine elite. This collection of essays spans the entirety of Herrin's influential career and draws together a significant body of scholarship on problems of empire. It features a general introduction, two previously unpublished essays, and a concise introduction to each essay that describes how it came to be written and how it fits into her broader analysis of the unusual brilliance and longevity of Byzantium.

Author : John A. Cotsonis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000028713

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The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals II by John A. Cotsonis Pdf

The articles republished in this volume are ground-breaking studies that employ a large body of religious figural imagery of Byzantine lead seals ranging from the 6th to the 15th century. A number of the studies present tables, charts and graphs in their analysis of iconographic trends and changing popularity of saintly figures over time. And since many of the seals bear inscriptions that include the names, titles or offices of their owners, information often not given for the patrons of sacred images in other media, these diminutive objects permit an investigation into the social use of sacred imagery through the various sectors of Byzantine culture: the civil, ecclesiastical and military administrations. The religious figural imagery of the lead seals, accompanied by their owners’ identifying inscriptions, offers a means of investigating both the broader visual piety of the Byzantine world and the intimate realm of their owners’ personal devotions. Other studies in the volume are devoted to rare or previously unknown sacred images that demonstrate the value of the iconography of Byzantine lead seals for Byzantine studies in general. This volume includes various articles focusing on sphragistic images of saints and on the religious imagery of Byzantine seals as a means of investigating the personal piety of seal owners, as well as the wider realm of the visual piety and religious devotions of Byzantine culture at all levels. A companion volume includes studies dedicated to the image of Christ, primarily found on imperial seals, various images of the Virgin, and narrative or Christological scenes. (CS1086).