Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204
Download or Read eBook Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 PDF written by Barbara Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Barbara Hill |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2014-06-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317884668 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317884663 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 by : Barbara Hill
Book excerpt: This book will be essential reading for anyone studying Byzantine history in this period. It ranges in time from the death of the emperor Basil II in 1025 to the sacking of the city of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders in 1204, spanning the rise and fall of the successful Komnenos dynasty. Eleventh-century Byzantine history is unusual in that imperial women were able to wield immense power and in this ground-breaking book Dr Hill explores why this was possible and, equally, why they lost their position of influence a century later.
