The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
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20190930
ABC-CLIO
| Pages | 680 |
| Topics | Byzantium Under Justinian;Codification of Law;Constantine the Great;Corpus Iuris Civilis;Council of Chalcedon;Crusades;Definition of Faith;Expansion of Islam;Fall of Rome;Great Schism;Iconoclastic Controversy;Military Strategic Manuals;Siege and Fall of Constantinople |
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James Francis LePree and Ljudmila Djukic. The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851476.
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James Francis LePree and Ljudmila Djukic. (2019). The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851476
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An indispensable resource for investigating the history of the Byzantine Empire, this book provides a comprehensive summary of its overall development as well as its legacy in the modern world.
• Presents reference entries grouped in topical sections for fundamental, objective information about a wide range of subjects related to the Byzantine Empire• Includes a timeline with succinct information about major events in Byzantine history
• Features an introduction and overview essays at the beginning of each topical section on the history of the Byzantine Empire
• Includes primary source documents that give readers first-hand accounts of the Byzantine world
• Directs the reader to additional sources of information via entry bibliographies and an end-of-work bibliography
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Table of Contents
The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
Author(s): James Francis LePree and Ljudmila DjukicContributors: LePree, James; Djukic, Ljudmila;Abstract:An indispensable resource for investigating the history of the Byzantine Empire, this book provides a comprehensive summary of its overall development as well as its legacy in the modern world.
• Presents reference entries grouped in topical sections for fundamental, objective information about a wide range of subjects related to the Byzantine Empire• Includes a timeline with succinct information about major events in Byzantine history
• Features an introduction and overview essays at the beginning of each topical section on the history of the Byzantine Empire
• Includes primary source documents that give readers first-hand accounts of the Byzantine world
• Directs the reader to additional sources of information via entry bibliographies and an end-of-work bibliography
Editor(s): LePree, James; Djukic, Ljudmila;SortTitle: byzantine empire: a historical encyclopedia [2 volumes]Author Info:James Francis LePree Ph.D.editorLjudmila DjukiceditoreISBN-13: 9781440851476Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440851476.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440851469Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 680Publication Date: 20190930Series: Empires of the WorldTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Overview Essay 483522
- Antioch Chalice 484523
- Barberini Ivory 487526
- Cappadocian Image of Camuliana 490529
- Codex Sinaiticus 491530
- Codex Vaticanus 493532
- Crown of Aleppo 494533
- David Plates 496535
- Equestrian Statue of Justinian I 498537
- Gold Solidus of Justinian I 500539
- Hagia Sophia Mosaics 502541
- Holy Lance 504543
- Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria 506545
- Khakhuli Triptych 508547
- Madaba, Map of 510549
- Mandylion of Edessa 512551
- Missorium of Theodosius I 515554
- Nerezi Murals 517556
- Obelisk of Theodosius I 518557
- True Cross 521560
- Veroli Casket 522561
- Key Places 525564
- Overview Essay 525564
- Antioch 527566
- Bulgaria 529568
- Byzantium 531570
- Chalcedon 533572
- Church of San Vitale (Ravenna, Italy) 534573
- Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinople) 538577
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem) 540579
- Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem) 542581
- Egypt 544583
- Forum of Constantine (Constantinople) 546585
- Golden Gate (Constantinople) 548587
- Great Palace of Constantinople 550589
- Hagia Sophia (Constantinople) 553592
- Hippodrome (Constantinople) 556595
- Jerusalem 559598
- Monastery of Saint Catherine (Mount Sinai, Egypt) 561600
- Mount Athos (Greece) 564603
- Saint Mark’s Basilica (Venice) 566605
- Theodosian Harbor (Constantinople) 569608
- Walls of Theodosius (Constantinople) 571610
- Primary Documents 575614
- 1. Basil the Great on Cenobitic Monasticism (fourth century) 575614
- 2. The Conversion of Constantine (312 CE) 576615
- 3. Constantine Exempts Members of the Christian Clergy from Compulsory Public Duties (313 CE) 577616
- 4. Lactantius: The Edict of Milan (313 CE) 578617
- 5. Constantine Restricts the Entrance of Decuriones (City Council Members) into the Ranks of the Clergy (329 CE) 579618
- 6. An Imperial Constitution of Constantine Allowing Bishops Jurisdiction over Secular Courts (333 CE) 579618
- 7. Holy Relics: Saint Helena Finds the True Cross (337 CE) and the Discovery of the Holy Lance (1098) 580619
- 8. Council of Nicaea: Letter of Eusebius of Caesarea to His Diocese (350 CE) 582621
- 9. Theodoret Describes Julian the Apostate’s Edict Forbidding Christians to Teach the Classics (362 CE) 583622
- 10. Socrates Scholasticus Describes How Christians Evaded Julian the Apostate’s Edict against Christians Teaching the Classics (363 CE) 584623
- 11. Battle of Adrianople (378 CE) 585624
- 12. First Council of Ephesus: The Condemnation of Nestorius (431 CE) 586625
- 13. Pope Gelasius I on Spiritual and Temporal Power (494 CE) 587626
- 14. Procopius on the Economic Impact of Emperor Justinian’s Condemnation of Christian Heresies (sixth century) 588627
- 15. Agapetus Counsels Justinian on the Proper Conduct of Christian Rulers (sixth century) 589628
- 16. Emperor Anastasius I Awards Clovis the Titles of Consul and Patrician (508 CE) 591630
- 17. Procopius’ Account of Empress Theodora’s Speech during the Nika Revolt (532 CE) 591630
- 18. Procopius’ Description of Hagia Sophia, Church of Holy Wisdom (537 CE) 592631
- 19. Theophanes the Confessor Describes the Start of the Iconoclastic Controversy (724 CE) 593632
- 20. “Spoiling the Egyptians”: Military Strategy in the Tactica of Leo VI (886–912 CE) 594633
- 21. Emperor Constantine VII Porphyogenitus Warns His Son Not to Share Greek Fire, a Gift from God, with Heretics and Non-Believers (10th century) 595634
- 22. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Instructs His Son on the Byzantine Art of Diplomacy in an Excerpt from His De administrando imperio (950 CE) 597636
- 23. Robert the Monk’s Account of the Council of Clermont and Pope Urban II’s Call for Christians to Take Up the Cross (1095) 598637
- 24. Robert the Monk’s Description of the Foundation of Constantinople (12th century) 599638
- 25. Pope Innocent III’s Letter to the Leaders of the Fourth Crusade Following Their Capture of Constantinople (1204) 600639
- 26. Venetian Doge Andrea Dandolo Describes the Miraculous Power of the Virgin Hodegetria Icon (1343) 601640
- 27. An Eyewitness Account of the Monastery of St. Catherine (mid-14th century) 602641
- 28. Nicolo Barbaro’s Account of the Fall of Constantinople and the Fulfillment of Constantine’s Prophecies (1453) 603642
- Appendix: Dynasties of the Byzantine Empire 605644
- Glossary 609648
- Select Bibliography 615654
- Editors and Contributors 621660
- Index 623662
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