Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
Author: Walter E. Kaegi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-03-27
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780521814591
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The Reign of Heraclius (610-641)
Author: G. J. Reinink
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9789042912281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume includes the thirteen papers which were presented during the workshop The Reign of Heraclius: Crisis and Confrontation, which took place from 19 to 21 April 2001 at the University of Groningen. The long reign of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641) saw drastic political changes: the conquest of the eastern provinces of the empire by the Persians (603-620), Heraclius' counter-offensive and recovery of these territories (622-628), and the definitive loss of almost the whole Byzantine east in the 630s and early 640s to the Muslim Arabs. Did these historical events cause significant changes in the administrative, political, military and ecclesiastical structures and institutions of the empire? And if so, how did they affect imperial ideology and propaganda and the range of ideas concerning the empire and the emperor which circulated in the different religious communities? In the contributions presented in this book these and other questions are discussed by outstanding scholars of Byzantine history and culture, Eastern Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Fighting Emperors of Byzantium
Author: John Carr
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-04-30
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1783831162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Eastern Roman or 'Byzantine' Empire had to fight for survival throughout its long history so military ability was a prime requisite for a successful Emperor. John Carr concentrates on the personal and military histories of the more capable war fighters to occupy the imperial throne at Constantinople. They include men like it's founder Constantine I , Julian, Theodosius, Justinian, Heraclius, Leo I, Leo III, Basil I, Basil II (the Bulgar-slayer), Romanus IV Diogenes, Isaac Angelus, and Constantine XI. ??Byzantium's emperors, and the military establishment they created and maintained, can be credited with preserving Rome's cultural legacy and, from the seventh century, forming a bulwark of Christendom against aggressive Islamic expansion. For this the empire's military organization had to be of a high order, a continuation of Roman discipline and skill adapted to new methods of warfare. Thus was the Empire, under the leadership of its fighting emperors, able to endure for almost a thousand years after the fall of Rome.
Short History
Author: Saint Nicephorus (Patriarch of Constantinople.)
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780884021841
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Author: Chris John Toledo
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Published: 2016
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9783942641531
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492
Author: Jonathan Shepard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-06-30
Total Pages: 1228
ISBN-13: 9781107685871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It offers clear, authoritative chapters on the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on outlying regions and neighbouring societies and powers of Byzantium. With aids such as maps, a glossary, an alternative place-name table and references to English translations of sources, it will be valuable as an introduction. However, it also offers stimulating new approaches and important findings, making it essential reading for postgraduates and for specialists. The revised paperback edition contains a new preface by the editor and will offer an invaluable companion to survey courses in Byzantine history.
Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs
Author: Nadia Maria El-Cheikh
Publisher: Harvard CMES
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780932885302
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book studies the Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium, tracing the Byzantine image as it evolved through centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges. Including previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium, this investigation shows the significance of Byzantium to the Arab Muslim establishment and their appreciation of various facets of Byzantine culture and civilization. The Arabic-Islamic representation of the Byzantine Empire stretching from the reference to Byzantium in the Qur'an until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 is considered in terms of a few salient themes. The image of Byzantium reveals itself to be complex, non-monolithic, and self-referential. Formulating an alternative appreciation to the politics of confrontation and hostility that so often underlies scholarly discourse on Muslim-Byzantine relations, this book presents the schemes developed by medieval authors to reinterpret aspects of their own history, their own self-definition, and their own view of the world.
Justinian II of Byzantium
Author: Constance Head
Publisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Heraclius, the Alchemical Emperor
Author: Alexander Craig
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Published: 2021-10-28
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 1839756810
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is more than just a story; it is a tale of life, courage and alchemy; of change, death and above all the power of love. Love of oneself, love of people and love of a goal, a purpose. It is also a lesson in the power of belief and the power to succeed against all odds. Regarded by historians and people at the time as the Roman Emperor's most gifted and respected rulers, Heraclius took on the Persians after a monumental struggle that reflected his own internal battles. A man history has never recognised in the same way as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar but who was equally as influential. A truly inspirational emperor, who came to the aid of a crumbling empire at a time when it desperately needed his help and courage. The story starts in 601 AD, 125 years after the deposition of the last emperor in the West, the abdication of Romulus Augustus and 261 years after Constantine I relocated the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople. From this time the Roman Empire's most important territory existed in the East survived the fall of the West to forge a distinct and new Eastern identity where Greek speaking became the norm. Citizens of this empire continued to call themselves Romaioi or Romans, although it was only later that history identified their civilisation by the name of Byzantium, after the original name of the city of Constantinople. The Roman Empire was thus split between East and West.
Byzantine Art and Diplomacy in an Age of Decline
Author: Cecily J. Hilsdale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-02-20
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1107033306
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Questions how political decline refigures the visual culture of empire by examining the imperial image and the gift in later Byzantium (1261-1453). Provides a more nuanced account of medieval artistic cultural exchange that considers the temporal dimensions of power and the changing fates of empires.
