The Avars

Author : Walter Pohl
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501729409

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The Avars by Walter Pohl Pdf

The Avars arrived in Europe from the Central Asian steppes in the mid-sixth century CE and dominated much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. Fierce warriors and canny power brokers, the Avars were more influential and durable than Attila's Huns, yet have remained hidden in history. Walter Pohl's epic narrative, translated into English for the first time, restores them to their rightful place in the story of early medieval Europe. The Avars offers a comprehensive overview of their history, tracing the Avars from the construction of their steppe empire in the center of Europe; their wars and alliances with the Byzantines, Slavs, Lombards, and others; their apex as the first so-called barbarian power to besiege Constantinople (in 626); to their fall under the Frankish armies of Charlemagne and subsequent disappearance as a distinct cultural group. Pohl uncovers the secrets of their society, synthesizing the rich archaeological record recovered from more than 60,000 graves of the period, as well as accounts of the Avars by Byzantine and other chroniclers. In recovering the story of the fascinating encounter between Eurasian nomads who established an empire in the heart of Europe and the post-Roman Christian cultures of Europe, this book provides a new perspective on the origins of medieval Europe itself.

Author : Georgios Kardaras
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004382268

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Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th Century AD by Georgios Kardaras Pdf

In this book Georgios Kardaras offers a global view of the political and cultural contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Avar Khaganate, emphasizing in their reconstruction after 626 and the definition of the possible channels of communication.

Author : Martin Hurbanič
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030166847

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The Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626 by Martin Hurbanič Pdf

This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political, military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire. The siege put an end to the power politics and hegemony of the Avars in South East Europe and was the first attempt to destroy Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Besides the far-reaching military factors, the siege had deeper ideological effects on the mentality of the inhabitants of the Empire, and it helped establish Constantinople as the spiritual centre of eastern Christianity protected by God and his Mother. Martin Hurbanič discusses, from a chronological and thematic perspective, the process through which the historical siege was transformed into a timeless myth, and examines the various aspects which make the event a unique historical moment in the history of mankind – a moment in which the modern story overlaps with the legend with far-reaching effects, not only in the Byzantine Empire but also in other European countries.

Author : Florin Curta,Roman Kovalev
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004163898

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“The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages by Florin Curta,Roman Kovalev Pdf

Drawing on archaeological and narrative sources, this collection of studies offers a fresh look at some of the most interesting aspects of the current research on the medieval nomads of Eastern Europe.

Author : Gergely Csiky
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004304543

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Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons by Gergely Csiky Pdf

In Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons, Gergely Csiky offers an account of the classification, manufacturing techniques, distribution, chronology, cultural contacts, and social significance of polearms and edged weapons used in cavalry warfare by the Avars (6th-8th centuries) in the Carpathian Basin.

Author : Csanád Bálint
Publisher : Archaeolingua
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Avars
ISBN : 6155766231

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The Avars, Byzantium and Italy by Csanád Bálint Pdf

The present volume offers a sweeping overview of the Avar-period archaeological record with a focus on the many diverse cultural impacts stimulating cultural development. In doing so, it addresses mst of the controversial issues in the period's scholarship and thus provides a snapshot of the current state of Avar studies. The main approach is drawn from chronology: a study of the frequencies or lack of certain artifact types, goldsmithing techniques and burial customs shed light on specific regional and cultural traits, and also highlights possible connections spanning broader regions. The detailed coverage of regional distributions provides novel insights about the major cultural influences that moulded the material culture of the Avar Khaganate. One of the study's main findings is that the eastern and central Mediterranean cultural elements in the Avar-period material, generally lumped together under the umbrella term "Byzantine", should be treated differently because only a small portion can be derived from the central provinces of Byzantium, while their majority originates from Italy and the Byzantine provinces. The differences between the Avar-period material culture of Transdanubia and the Hungarian Plain can be explained by the millenium-long divergence in the cultural orientation of these two regions. The issue of "What is Byzantine?" among the Avars is examined from many different angles: through its wide scope and synthetic approach, the book provides a wealth of novel findings and inspiring insights for students of the early medieval history and archaeology of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe, alongside new theoretical considerations regarding the material culture of early medieval Byzantium and its irradiation to the empire's fringe regions.

Author : Ján Steinhübel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004438637

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The Nitrian Principality: The Beginnings of Medieval Slovakia by Ján Steinhübel Pdf

In The Nitrian Principality: The Beginnings of Medieval Slovakia Ján Steinhübel offers an account of the early medieval West Slavic realm which laid the national, territorial and historical foundations of Slovakia.

Author : István Erdélyi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Art
ISBN : UCAL:B2840790

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The Art of the Avars by István Erdélyi Pdf

Author : Michael Frassetto
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216076803

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The Early Medieval World [2 volumes] by Michael Frassetto Pdf

This book examines a pivotal period in ancient human history: the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of a new European civilization in the early Middle Ages. The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time of Charlemagne addresses the social and material culture of this critical period in the evolution of Western society, covering the social, political, cultural, and religious history of the Mediterranean world and northern Europe. The two-volume set explains how invading and migrating barbarian tribes—spurred by raiding Huns from the steppes of Central Asia—contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and documents how the blending of Greco-Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures birthed a new civilization in Western Europe, creating the Christian Church and the modern nation-state. A-Z entries discuss political transformation, changing religious practices in daily life, sculpture and the arts, material culture, and social structure, and provide biographies of important men and women in the transitional period of late antiquity. The work will be extremely helpful to students learning about the factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire—an important and common topic in world history curricula.

Author : David A. Graff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317237082

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The Eurasian Way of War by David A. Graff Pdf

This book is a comparative study of military practice in Sui-Tang China and the Byzantine Empire between approximately 600 and 700 CE. It covers all aspects of the military art from weapons and battlefield tactics to logistics, campaign organization, military institutions, and the grand strategy of empire. Whilst not neglecting the many differences between the Chinese and Byzantines, this book highlights the striking similarities in their organizational structures, tactical deployments and above all their extremely cautious approach to warfare. It shows that, contrary to the conventional wisdom positing a straightforward Western way of war and an "Oriental" approach characterized by evasion and trickery, the specifics of Byzantine military practice in the seventh century differed very little from what was known in Tang China. It argues that these similarities cannot be explained by diffusion or shared cultural influences, which were limited, but instead by the need to deal with common problems and confront common enemies, in particular the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes. Overall, this book provides compelling evidence that pragmatic needs may have more influence than deep cultural imperatives in determining a society’s "way of war."

Author : Denis Sinor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521243041

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The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia by Denis Sinor Pdf

This volume introduces the geographical setting of Central Asia and follows its history from the palaeolithic era to the rise of the Mongol empire in the thirteenth century. Distinguished international scholars discuss chronologically the varying historical achievements of the disparate population groups in the region.

Author : Margus Kolga
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9789949330980

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The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire by Margus Kolga Pdf

The publisher of this book was a man who was born in 1938, in a free and democratic country (Estonia), with Estonian identity and citizenship. That all was amended in 1940 by Russian Empire as a result of the occupation of a sovereign country. The book was written with help of leading specialists of that time and with an attempt to stay neutral, almost as bystanders. The purpose was to describe cultures and ethnic groups of people who have suffered or have been eradicated under the power of "Russian Empire." Oppression of neighbors has taken place for over 500 years, and continues even today with Russian Federation changing daily into more totalitarian and dangerous state in an attempt to restore its former glory. Also Russian Federation is the only surviving colonial country in the world, from whose clutches have fled only a few nations, who gained sovereignty. Still this is not an complete view of the Empire, because the 84 nations covered in this book is only a third of more than 200 nations and cultures, whose fate is evanesce and disappearance into the larger Russian population by aggressive social politics. This relentless process is irreparable loss to world cultural heritage, diversity and democratic freedoms. On the other hand, it is also a loss to these nations economy, because the aggressor ravages and robs natural resources while destroying the environment. The idea of the book the author, publisher and financier a Thomas Niimann.

Author : Osman Karatay
Publisher : Ayse Demiral
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Croats
ISBN : 975646707X

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In Search of the Lost Tribe by Osman Karatay Pdf

Author : Robert Gordon Latham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Eastern question (Balkan).
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014782353

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Russian and Turk by Robert Gordon Latham Pdf

Author : Daniela Tănase
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004436930

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Craftsmen and Jewelers in the Middle and Lower Danube Region (6th to 7th Centuries) by Daniela Tănase Pdf

In Craftsmen and Jewelers in the Middle and Lower Danube Region (6th to 7th Centuries) Daniela Tănase uses archaeological evidence to examine blacksmithing and goldsmithing and shows how the practice was subject to multiple influences.