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Byzantium in the Time of Troubles
Eric McGeer
John Nesbitt
其他書名
The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057-1079)
出版
BRILL
, 2019-12-30
主題
History / Europe / General
History / Europe / Medieval
ISBN
9004419403
9789004419407
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CmjIDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The years before and after the battle of Mantzikert (1071) mark a turning point in the history of the Byzantine Empire. The invasions of the Seljuk Turks in the east and the encroachment of the Normans from the west altered the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and forced the Byzantines to confront new threats to their survival. These threats came at a time when internal rivalries made an effective military response all but impossible and led to a significant transformation of the Byzantine polity under the Komnenoi.
The
Continuation
of the
Chronicle
of John Skylitzes, now translated for the first time, provides a contemporary view of these troubled times. An extension of the principal source for the middle Byzantine period, and a subtle reworking of the
History
of Michael Attaleiates, the
Continuation
offers a high court official’s narrative of the events and personages that shaped the course of Byzantine history on the eve of the Crusades.