LEADER 02596nam 22006134 450 001 996209793503316 005 20230617041604.0 010 $a9780191707353 010 $a1-280-75543-1 010 $a9786610755431 010 $a0-19-153550-8 010 $a1-4294-2198-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000375198 035 $a(EBL)3053433 035 $a(OCoLC)77175413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000085517 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124263 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085517 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10009845 035 $a(PQKB)11529960 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073579 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3053433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036476 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036476 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000375198 100 $a20050708d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBasil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025) /$fCatherine Holmes 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 625 pages) $cmaps 225 1 $aOxford studies in Byzantium 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-19-170735-X 311 08$a0-19-927968-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [551]-587) and index. 327 $aBasil'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. 330 8 $aThis is a study of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the 'Bulgar-slayer'. Holmes peels away the layers of later interpretations to reveal an empire that was governed by a potent mixture of subtle persuasion and brute force. 410 0$aOxford studies in Byzantium. 606 $aEmperors$zByzantine Empire$vBiography 607 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yBasil II Bulgaroctonus, 976-1025 615 0$aEmperors 676 $a949.5/02/092 700 $aHolmes$b Catherine$f1968-$0250505 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996209793503316 996 $aBasil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025)$92349686 997 $aUNISA