The Sixth Century: End or Beginning?
Author: Pauline Allen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9004344705
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The Sixth Century, End Or Beginning?
Author: Pauline Allen
Publisher: Byzantina Australiensia
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Byzantine Chronicles and the Sixth Century
Author: Roger Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 538
ISBN-13: 1351219448
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably of the period of Justinian, and also of how the Byzantines interpreted their own past, which included on occasions rewriting that past to suit altered contemporary needs. For the period of Justinian in particular, proper attention to aspects of the humble Byzantine chronicle can also help achieve a better understanding of the period than that provided by the classicizing Procopius with his emphasis on war and conquest. By considering more general aspects of the place of history-writing in Byzantine culture, the papers also help explain why history remained such an important aspect of Byzantine culture.
Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire
Author: Conor Whately
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-06-22
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9004461612
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire, Conor Whately examines Procopius’ coverage of rank-and-file soldiers in his three works, reveals the limitations, and highlights his value to our understanding of recruitment.
Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century
Author: Irfan Shahîd
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780884022848
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century is devoted to frontier studies and to the structures of the Arab federates of Byzantium. It deals mainly with the Ghassanids of Oriens in the sixth century, a time of transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages. The focus of this study is on the military, religious, and civil structures of the Ghassanids. The detailed study of these buildings contributes to our understanding of Byzantine provincial art and architecture in Oriens, as they were adopted by the federate Arabs and later adapted to their own use. As monuments of Christian architecture, these federate structures constitute the missing link in the development of Arab architecture in the region--the link between the earlier pagan (Nabataean and Palmyrene) and later Muslim (Umayyad).
Politics, Monasticism, and Miracles in Sixth Century Upper Egypt
Author: James E. Goehring
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9783161522147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume contains a critical edition and translation of the Coptic texts on Abraham of Farshut, the last Coptic orthodox archimandrite of the Pachomian federation in Upper Egypt. While past studies have focused on the origins and early years of this, the first communal monastic movement, James E. Goehring turns to its final days and ultimate demise in the sixth century reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. He examines the literary nature of the texts, their role in the making of a saint, and the historical events that they reveal. Miracle stories and tendentious accounts give way to the reconstruction of internal debates over the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon, political intrigue, and the eventual reordering of the communal monastic movement in Upper Egypt.
From Wilderness to Paradise: A Sixth-Century Mosaic Pavement at Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenaica, Libya
Author: Jane Chick
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2024-03-07
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1803277319
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An in-depth study of the large mosaic pavement in the East Church at Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenaica, Libya. Consisting of fifty panels, each panel with a different image, it has frequently been dismissed as random with no overarching scheme. This book argues that the remarkably rich and complex mosaic should be understood as a coherent whole.
The Sixth Century
Author: Hodges
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2003-04-07
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9004502602
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In his assessment of the transformation of the Roman World Henri Pirenne assigned little significance to the sixth century, seeing it primarily as a period of continuity. In this volume twelve scholars assess the period in the light of new evidence and new perspectives. The result is an infinitely complex picture, covering Scandinavia and Central Europe as well as the western Mediterranean, in which continuity and change exist side by side.
A History of Classical Scholarship. Vol. 1. from the Sixth Century B.c. to the End of the Middle Ages. Third Edition.
The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches
Author: Emma Loosley
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012-08-28
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9004231846
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In fourth to sixth century Syria a nave-platform known as the Bema became popular in some regions before mysteriously disappearing; this study seeks to explain how these bemata functioned and which elements led to their decline.
