Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)
This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer." Basil presided over a Byzantium which was the superpower of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the century before the Crusades. Catherine Holmes peels away the layers of later interpretations to reveal an empire that was governed by a potent mixture of subtle persuasion and brute force.
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Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)
This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer." Basil presided over a Byzantium which was the superpower of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the century before the Crusades. Catherine Holmes peels away the layers of later interpretations to reveal an empire that was governed by a potent mixture of subtle persuasion and brute force.
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Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)

Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)

by Catherine Holmes
Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)
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Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)

Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)

by Catherine Holmes

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This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer." Basil presided over a Byzantium which was the superpower of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the century before the Crusades. Catherine Holmes peels away the layers of later interpretations to reveal an empire that was governed by a potent mixture of subtle persuasion and brute force.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199279685
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 02/02/2006
Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium
Pages: 640
Product dimensions: 8.52(w) x 6.04(h) x 1.58(d)

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University College, Oxford University

Table of Contents

1. Basil's reign in modern and medieval historical literature2. Basil II and John Skylitzes: the historian's career and working methods3. Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes: textual analysis4. Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes: contexts5. The revolts of Skleros and Phokas: historiography and the Skleros manifesto6. Administration and imperial authority on the eastern frontier7. Administration and imperial authority on Byzantium's western frontiers8. The reign of Basil II: a reconstruction
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