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9780199279685

Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199279685

  • ISBN10:

    0199279683

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-02-02
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer." Basil presided over a Byzantium which was the superpower of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the century before the Crusades. Catherine 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.

Author Biography

Catherine Holmes is Tutor and Fellow in Medieval History, University College, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

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
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