02596nam 22006134 450 99620979350331620230617041604.097801917073531-280-75543-197866107554310-19-153550-81-4294-2198-3(CKB)1000000000375198(EBL)3053433(OCoLC)77175413(SSID)ssj0000085517(PQKBManifestationID)11124263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085517(PQKBWorkID)10009845(PQKB)11529960(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073579(MiAaPQ)EBC3053433(MiAaPQ)EBC7036476(Au-PeEL)EBL7036476(EXLCZ)99100000000037519820050708d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrBasil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025) /Catherine HolmesOxford Oxford University Press20051 online resource (xiii, 625 pages) mapsOxford studies in ByzantiumDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-170735-X 0-19-927968-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-587) and index.Basil's reign in modern and medieval historical literature -- Basil II and John Skylitzes : the historian's career and working methods -- Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes : textual analysis -- Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes : contexts -- The revolts of Skleros and Phokas : historiography and the Skleros Manifesto -- Administration and Imperial authority on the eastern frontier -- Administration and Imperial authority on Byzantium's western frontiers -- The reign of Basil II : a reconstruction.This is a study of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the 'Bulgar-slayer'. 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.Oxford studies in Byzantium.EmperorsByzantine EmpireBiographyByzantine EmpireHistoryBasil II Bulgaroctonus, 976-1025Emperors949.5/02/092Holmes Catherine1968-250505MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996209793503316Basil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025)2349686UNISA