History

ISBN: 9782503532431
Published by : Brepols
Series: ENCYCLOPAEDIC PROSOPOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF BYZANTINE HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION
Volume: 3
The Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization (EPLBHC) is a multivolume encyclopaedic lexicon aiming to cover the whole of Byzantine prosopography for the period c. 300 to c. 1500 CE by an estimated 7000 e... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780715636688
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
This study seeks to re-evaluate the role of 'pagan' poetry in late antiquity.Instead of maintaining a strict dichotomy between 'pagan' and 'Christian', it presents a broader definition of these poets as active participants and collaborators in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780340759660
Published by : Bloomsbury
The so-called fall of the Roman Empire continues to excite considerable controversy, and a high volume of publications. Neil Christies book stands out for both its focused concision and its interest in using archaeological material as a correct... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004182714
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This book is based on an investigation of more than five hundred recarved portraits. The different recarving methods have made it possible to suggest classifiable categories, which together underpin a hypothesis that the late-antique portrait ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409403647
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
According to Byzantium's leaders, their imperial order anchored in Constantinople was the centre of excellence - spiritual, moral, material and aesthetic. They rewarded individuals willing to join, and favoured outside groupings prepared to coo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503531274
Published by : Brepols
The nineteen essays collected here provide significant insights into the medieval life of the longest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. Authors investigate icons from the sixth to the sixteenth centuries and offer new interpretations ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754668145
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Much has been written in recent years about 'Romanisation', the putative barbarian adoption of Roman culture. However, the process of acculturation was certainly not always one-directional, nor were relations between Romans and others always h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846314933
Published by : Liverpool University Press
The Chronicle attributed to Zachariah of Mytilene is one of the most important sources for the history of the church from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 to the early years of the reign of Justinian (52765). It contains a wealth of important hi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846314940
Published by : Liverpool University Press
The Chronicle attributed to Zachariah of Mytilene is one of the most important sources for the history of the church from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 to the early years of the reign of Justinian (52765). It contains a wealth of important hi... .... Learn More