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

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

  • Author : Catherine Holmes
  • Release Date : 2005-11-24
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages :
  • ISBN 13 : 0191535508
  • File Size : 10,10 MB
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Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025) by Catherine Holmes PDF Summary

Book Description: This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II. Basil II, later known as 'Bulgar-slayer', is famous for his military conquests and his brutal intimidation of domestic foes. Catherine Holmes considers the problems Basil faced in governing a large, multi-ethnic empire, which stretched from southern Italy to Mesopotamia. Her close focus on the surviving historical narratives, above all the Synopsis Historion of John Skylitzes, reveals a Byzantium governed as much by persuasion as coercion. This book will appeal to those interested in Byzantium before the Crusades, the governance of pre-modern empires, and the methodology of writing early medieval political history.

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The reign of Basil II (976-1025), the longest of any Byzantine emperor, has long been considered as a 'golden age', in which his greatest achievement was the an