The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
by20190930
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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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
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Volume 1: v6
- Preface xiii14
- Acknowledgments xv16
- Introduction xvii18
- Chronology xxxi32
- Government and Politics 140
- Overview Essay 140
- Agentes in Rebus 443
- Athanasios, Political Reforms of Late 13th/Early 14th Centuries 544
- Autocracy 847
- Bureau of Barbarians 1150
- Byzantinism 1251
- Caesaropapism 1453
- Church Synods 1857
- Cursus Publicus 1958
- De Administrando Imperio (Constantine VII) (10th century) 2160
- Diplomacy 2463
- Eastern Orthodox Church 2867
- Ecumenical Church Councils 3271
- Factions, Political 3675
- John the Lydian (ca. 490–ca. 570 CE) 3978
- Justinian I, Governmental Reforms of (sixth century) 4180
- Kletorologion of Philotheos (899 CE) 4483
- Koubikoularios 4786
- Kouropalates 4988
- Magistros 5291
- Master of Offices 5493
- Nobelissimos 5695
- Notarius 5897
- Patriarchs 5998
- Patrikios 62101
- Proedros 65104
- Sebastos/Sebaste 67106
- Senate 69108
- Suffragia 71110
- Taktikon Uspensky (842 CE) 73112
- Vestiarion 75114
- Organization and Administration 77116
- Overview Essay 77116
- Annona 83122
- Bureaucracy 85124
- Clergy 88127
- Corruption 91130
- Dignities 92131
- Environment 95134
- Feudalism 97136
- Fiscal System 100139
- Guilds 102141
- Hierarchy 104143
- Institutes 107146
- Judge, Justice 109148
- Law 111150
- Market 115154
- Municipal Administration 117156
- Offices 119158
- Penalties 123162
- Province 125164
- Recruitment 127166
- Slavery 130169
- State Property 132171
- Taxes 134173
- Usury 136175
- Weights 139178
- Writing 141180
- Individuals 145184
- Overview Essay 145184
- Anastasius, Flavius (r. 491–518 CE) 149188
- Arcadius (r. 395–408 CE) 152191
- Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (328–373 CE) 155194
- Basil of Caesarea (330–379 CE) 158197
- Belisarius (505–565 CE) 160199
- Chrysostom, John (349–407 CE) 165204
- Comnena, Anna (1083–1153) 169208
- Comnenus, Alexius I (r. 1081–1118) 171210
- Constantine the Great (r. 306–337 CE) 176215
- Diocletian (r. 284–305 CE) 181220
- Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. 329–390 CE) 184223
- Gregory the Great (r. 590–604 CE) 186225
- Heraclius (r. 610–641 CE) 189228
- Irene (r. 797–802 CE) 191230
- Julian the Apostate (r. 361–363 CE) 195234
- Justinian (r. 527–565 CE) 198237
- Lecapenus, Romanus I (r. 920–944 CE) 206245
- Leo III, the Isaurian (r. 717–741 CE) 209248
- Liudprand of Cremona (920–972 CE) 212251
- Maurice (r. 582–602 CE) 214253
- Methodius (826–869 CE) and Cyril (815–885 CE), Apostles to the Slavs 217256
- Narses (478–573 CE) 220259
- Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople (ca. 386–ca. 451 CE) 223262
- Phocas (r. 602–610 CE) 225264
- Procopius (500–565 CE) 228267
- Rufinus (335–395 CE) 230269
- Sozomen Scholasticus (400–450 CE) 232271
- Theodora (500–548 CE) 233272
- Theodosius II (r. 408–450 CE) 238277
- Zeno (r. 474–491 CE) 241280
- Groups and Organizations 245284
- Overview Essay 245284
- Anchorites 247286
- Aporoi 250289
- Arians 251290
- Avars 253292
- Bulgars 256295
- Cenobites 259298
- Collegia 262301
- Coloni 264303
- Curiales 266305
- Demes 268307
- Dynatoi 270309
- Eunuchs 272311
- Family 274313
- Franks 275314
- Gentry 279318
- Iconoclasts 281320
- Iconodules 283322
- Khazars 285324
- Mesoi 287326
- Monophysites 289328
- Muslims 292331
- Nestorians 298337
- Normans 301340
- Persians 305344
- Political Parties 309348
- Praetorian Guard 311350
- Professional Associations 314353
- Secret Societies 316355
- Slavs 318357
- Venationes 323362
- Index 327366
- Volume 2: 354393
- Key Events 359398
- Overview Essay 359398
- Adrianople, Battle of (378 CE) 362401
- Black Death 364403
- Chalcedon, Council of (451 CE) 366405
- Charlemagne, Coronation of (800 CE) 368407
- Constantinople, Siege and Fall of (1453) 370409
- Corpus Iuris Civilis 373412
- Fifth Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (553 CE) 375414
- First Crusade (1095–1099) 376415
- Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) 380419
- Golden Age (Reign of Justinian I) (527–565 CE) 383422
- Great Schism (1054) 385424
- Henoticon (482 CE) 388427
- Iconoclastic Controversy (711–843 CE) 390429
- Islam, Expansion of 393432
- Justinian I, Reconquest of the West (527–565 CE) 395434
- Manzikert, Battle of (1071) 398437
- Milvian Bridge, Battle of (312 CE) 399438
- Nicaea, Council of (325 CE) 402441
- Nika Revolt (532 CE) 405444
- Persia, Wars with (fourth–seventh centuries) 407446
- Rome, Fall of (fifth century) 409448
- Second Crusade (1147–1150) 411450
- Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (381 CE) 413452
- Sicilian Vespers (1282) 415454
- Sixth Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (680–681 CE) 417456
- Theodosian Code (438 CE) 419458
- Thessalonica, Edict of (380 CE) 421460
- Thessalonica, Massacre of (390 CE) 422461
- Third Ecumenical Council of Ephesus 424463
- Three Chapters Controversy (sixth century) 425464
- Yarmouk, Battle of (636 CE) 427466
- Military 431470
- Overview Essay 431470
- Athenatoi 433472
- Bucellari 434473
- Cataphracts 435474
- Comitatenses 437476
- De Re Militari 439478
- Doryphoroi 441480
- Dromon 441480
- Dux 443482
- Excubitors 444483
- Foederati 445484
- Greek Fire 447486
- Hetairoi 449488
- Limitanei 450489
- Notitia Dignitatum 452491
- Noumeroi 453492
- Pamphylians 454493
- Pentarchs 456495
- Scholae Palatinae 457496
- Scutari 459498
- Strategicon 460499
- Strategika 462501
- Strategos 465504
- Sylloge Tacticorum 467506
- Tactica of Leo VI 468507
- Tagmata 473512
- Themes 474513
- Tribune 476515
- Varangian Guard 477516
- Vexallationes 480519
- Objects and Artifacts 483522
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