1.

Record Nr.

UNICASRML0256180

Autore

ITALIA, Vittorio

Titolo

Appunti di diritto pubblico e costituzionale : per esami universitari e pubblici concorsi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Giuffre', 1997

ISBN

8814063982

Soggetti

Diritto pubblico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779239303321

Autore

Harris Jonathan

Titolo

The end of Byzantium / / Jonathan Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven [Conn.] : , : Yale University Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-300-16966-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 298 pages) : genealogical table, maps

Disciplina

949.5/03

Soggetti

HISTORY / Medieval

Byzantine Empire History Manuel II Palaeologus, 1391-1425

Byzantine Empire History John VIII Palaeologus, 1425-1448

Byzantine Empire History Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-287) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Autumn in Constantinople -- The shadow empire -- Playing politics -- To the brink -- Twisting the lion's tail -- A Council and a Crusade -- From Murad to Mehmed -- Nemesis -- On the quayside -- East or West?.

Sommario/riassunto

By 1400, the once-mighty Byzantine Empire stood on the verge of



destruction. Most of its territories had been lost to the Ottoman Turks, and Constantinople was under close blockade. Against all odds, Byzantium lingered on for another fifty years until 1453, when the Ottomans dramatically toppled the capital's walls. During this bleak and uncertain time, ordinary Byzantines faced difficult decisions to protect their livelihoods and families against the death throes of their homeland. In this evocative and moving book, Jonathan Harris explores individual stories of diplomatic maneuverings, covert defiance, and sheer luck against a backdrop of major historical currents and offers a new perspective on the real reasons behind the fall of this extraordinarily fascinating empire.