Basil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025) / / Catherine Holmes

• Autore: Holmes Catherine <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 625 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 949.5/02/092
• Soggetto topico: Emperors - Byzantine Empire
• Soggetto geografico: Byzantine Empire History Basil II Bulgaroctonus, 976-1025
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-587) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Basil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025)
• ISBN: 9780191707353; 1-280-75543-1; 9786610755431; 0-19-153550-8; 1-4294-2198-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996209793503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford studies in Byzantium.