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The Byzantines
Guglielmo Cavallo
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Description for The Byzantines
Paperback. Through a series of detailed composite portraits, an international collection of contributors have created in this volume a clear vision of the Byzantines and their social world. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
For more than a thousand years, Byzantium flourished at the crossroads of the Eastern and Western worlds. But who were the people of the first modern civilized state? What features distinguished them from earlier civilizations, and what cultural characteristics, despite their multi-ethnic origins, made them uniquely Byzantine? Through a series of detailed composite portraits, an international collection of contributors have created a clear vision of the Byzantines and their social world. Paupers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, bu reaucrats, clerics, emperors, and saints are presented in the context of ordinary Byzantine life.
For more than a thousand years, Byzantium flourished at the crossroads of the Eastern and Western worlds. But who were the people of the first modern civilized state? What features distinguished them from earlier civilizations, and what cultural characteristics, despite their multi-ethnic origins, made them uniquely Byzantine? Through a series of detailed composite portraits, an international collection of contributors have created a clear vision of the Byzantines and their social world. Paupers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, bu reaucrats, clerics, emperors, and saints are presented in the context of ordinary Byzantine life.
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226097923
SKU
V9780226097923
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