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

Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)
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Download or read book Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025) written by Catherine Holmes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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