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Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire

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Description for Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire Hardback. 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, this title shows how the prestige of Constantinople was reflected in the military, civilian, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
699 g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153018
SKU
V9780691153018
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About Judith Herrin
Judith Herrin is the Constantine Leventis Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College London. She is the author of Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium, and The Formation of Christendom (all Princeton).

Reviews for Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire
Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences "Herrin has followed her publisher's excellent advice that she preface each piece with a generous account of when and how it came to be written. This means that, together with her general introductions for the two volumes, the reader has an extraordinary glimpse ... Read more

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