{"product_id":"the-byzantine-empire-a-historical-encyclopedia-2-volumes-empires-of-the-world","title":"The Byzantine Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes] (Empires of the World)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Francis LePree\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is adjunct assistant professor for Medieval History at the City College of New York. He is the translator of the monastic text \u003ci\u003eAdmonition to a Spiritual Son\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Pseudo-Basil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLjudmila Djukic\u003c\/b\u003e, MA, is an independent art historian, Spanish language teacher, and translator from Belgrade, Serbia. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Packed with information on the 1,200 years of this influential empire and accessible to nonspecialist general readers, these volumes will also be of use to undergraduates studying medieval history.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Surprisingly, there are few reference works devoted to Byzantium; this one is recommended for academic and large public libraries.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe existence and development of Byzantium covers more than a millennium and coincides with one of the darkest periods of European history. Unfortunately, the Empire's achievements and brightest moments remain largely unknown except to Byzantine scholars. Through reference entries and primary source documents, this encyclopedia provides essential information about the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Diocletian to the Fall of Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reference entries are grouped in eight topical sections on the most significant aspects of the history of the Byzantine Empire. These sections include individuals, key events, key places, the military, objects and artifacts, administration and organization, government and politics, and groups and organizations. Each section begins with an overview essay and contains approximately thirty entries on carefully selected topics. The entries conclude with suggestions for further reading along with cross-references., A selection of primary source documents gives readers first-hand accounts of the Byzantine world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents reference entries grouped in topical sections for fundamental, objective information about a wide range of subjects related to the Byzantine Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a timeline with succinct information about major events in Byzantine history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an introduction and overview essays at the beginning of each topical section on the history of the Byzantine Empire \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes primary source documents that give readers first-hand accounts of the Byzantine world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirects the reader to additional sources of information via entry bibliographies and an end-of-work bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGovernment and Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAgentes in Rebus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAthanasios, Political Reforms of Late 13th\/Early 14th Centuries\u003cbr\u003eAutocracy\u003cbr\u003eBureau of Barbarians\u003cbr\u003eByzantinism\u003cbr\u003eCaesaropapism\u003cbr\u003eChurch Synods\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCursus Publicus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Administrando Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e (Constantine VII) (10th century)\u003cbr\u003eDiplomacy\u003cbr\u003eEastern Orthodox Church\u003cbr\u003eEcumenical Church Councils\u003cbr\u003eFactions, Political\u003cbr\u003eJohn the Lydian (ca. 490-ca. 570 CE)\u003cbr\u003eJustinian I, Governmental Reforms of (sixth century)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKletorologion\u003c\/i\u003e of Philotheos (899 CE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoubikoularios\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKouropalates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagistros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaster of Offices\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobelissimos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotarius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatriarchs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrikios\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProedros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSebastos\/Sebaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenate\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuffragia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaktikon Uspensky\u003c\/i\u003e (842 CE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVestiarion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganization and Administration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBureaucracy\u003cbr\u003eClergy\u003cbr\u003eCorruption\u003cbr\u003eDignities\u003cbr\u003eEnvironment\u003cbr\u003eFeudalism\u003cbr\u003eFiscal System\u003cbr\u003eGuilds\u003cbr\u003eHierarchy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstitutes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudge, Justice\u003cbr\u003eLaw\u003cbr\u003eMarket\u003cbr\u003eMunicipal Administration\u003cbr\u003eOffices\u003cbr\u003ePenalties\u003cbr\u003eProvince\u003cbr\u003eRecruitment\u003cbr\u003eSlavery\u003cbr\u003eState Property\u003cbr\u003eTaxes\u003cbr\u003eUsury\u003cbr\u003eWeights\u003cbr\u003eWriting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndividuals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e Anastasius, Flavius (r. 491-518 CE)\u003cbr\u003eArcadius (r. 395-408 CE)\u003cbr\u003eAthanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (328-373 CE)\u003cbr\u003eBasil of Caesarea (330-379 CE)\u003cbr\u003eBelisarius (505-565 CE)\u003cbr\u003eChrysostom, John (349-407 CE)\u003cbr\u003eComnena, Anna (1083-1153)\u003cbr\u003eComnenus, Alexius I (r. 1081-1118)\u003cbr\u003eConstantine the Great (r. 306-337 CE)\u003cbr\u003eDiocletian (r. 284-305 CE)\u003cbr\u003eGregory of Nazianzus (ca. 329-390 CE)\u003cbr\u003eGregory the Great (r. 590-604 CE)\u003cbr\u003eHeraclius (r. 610-641 CE)\u003cbr\u003eIrene (r. 797-802 CE)\u003cbr\u003eJulian the Apostate (r. 361-363 CE)\u003cbr\u003eJustinian (r. 527-565 CE)\u003cbr\u003eLecapenus, Romanus I (r. 920-944 CE)\u003cbr\u003eLeo III, the Isaurian (r. 717-741 CE)\u003cbr\u003eLiudprand of Cremona (920-972 CE)\u003cbr\u003eMaurice (r. 582-602 CE)\u003cbr\u003eMethodius (826-869 CE) and Cyril (815-885 CE), Apostles to the Slavs\u003cbr\u003eNarses (478-573 CE)\u003cbr\u003eNestorius, Bishop of Constantinople (ca. 386-ca. 451 CE)\u003cbr\u003ePhocas (r. 602-610 CE)\u003cbr\u003eProcopius (500-565 CE)\u003cbr\u003eRufinus (335-395 CE)\u003cbr\u003eSozomen Scholasticus (400-450 CE)\u003cbr\u003eTheodora (500-548 CE)\u003cbr\u003eTheodosius II (r. 408-450 CE)\u003cbr\u003eZeno (r. 474-491 CE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGroups and Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e Anchorites\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAporoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArians\u003cbr\u003eAvars\u003cbr\u003eBulgars\u003cbr\u003eCenobites\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollegia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuriales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDynatoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEunuchs\u003cbr\u003eFamily\u003cbr\u003eFranks\u003cbr\u003eGentry\u003cbr\u003eIconoclasts\u003cbr\u003eIconodules\u003cbr\u003eKhazars\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMesoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonophysites\u003cbr\u003eMuslims\u003cbr\u003eNestorians\u003cbr\u003eNormans\u003cbr\u003ePersians\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Parties\u003cbr\u003ePraetorian Guard\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Associations\u003cbr\u003eSecret Societies\u003cbr\u003eSlavs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenationes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Events\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e Adrianople, Battle of (378 CE)\u003cbr\u003eBlack Death\u003cbr\u003eChalcedon, Council of (451 CE)\u003cbr\u003eCharlemagne, Coronation of (800 CE)\u003cbr\u003eConstantinople, Siege and Fall of (1453)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorpus Iuris Civilis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifth Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (553 CE)\u003cbr\u003eFirst Crusade (1095-1099)\u003cbr\u003eFourth Crusade (1202-1204)\u003cbr\u003eGolden Age (Reign of Justinian I) (527-565 CE)\u003cbr\u003eGreat Schism (1054)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenoticon\u003c\/i\u003e (482 CE)\u003cbr\u003eIconoclastic Controversy (711-843 CE)\u003cbr\u003eIslam, Expansion of\u003cbr\u003eJustinian I, Reconquest of the West (527-565 CE)\u003cbr\u003eManzikert, Battle of (1071)\u003cbr\u003eMilvian Bridge, Battle of (312 CE)\u003cbr\u003eNicaea, Council of (325 CE)\u003cbr\u003eNika Revolt (532 CE)\u003cbr\u003ePersia, Wars with (fourth-seventh centuries)\u003cbr\u003eRome, Fall of (fifth century)\u003cbr\u003eSecond Crusade (1147-1150)\u003cbr\u003eSecond Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (381 CE)\u003cbr\u003eSicilian Vespers (1282)\u003cbr\u003eSixth Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (680-681 CE)\u003cbr\u003eTheodosian Code (438 CE)\u003cbr\u003eThessalonica, Edict of (380 CE)\u003cbr\u003eThessalonica, Massacre of (390 CE)\u003cbr\u003eThird Ecumenical Council of Ephesus\u003cbr\u003eThree Chapters Controversy (sixth century)\u003cbr\u003eYarmouk, Battle of (636 CE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilitary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAthenatoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBucellari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCataphracts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComitatenses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Re Militari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoryphoroi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDromon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcubitors\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoederati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreek Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHetairoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLimitanei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotitia Dignitatum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoumeroi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePamphylians\u003cbr\u003ePentarchs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScholae Palatinae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScutari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategika\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylloge Tacticorum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTactica\u003c\/i\u003e of Leo VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTagmata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThemes\u003cbr\u003eTribune\u003cbr\u003eVarangian Guard\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVexallationes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eObjects and Artifacts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e Antioch Chalice\u003cbr\u003eBarberini Ivory\u003cbr\u003eCappadocian Image of Camuliana\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCodex Sinaiticus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCodex Vaticanus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrown of Aleppo\u003cbr\u003eDavid Plates\u003cbr\u003eEquestrian Statue of Justinian I\u003cbr\u003eGold Solidus of Justinian I\u003cbr\u003eHagia Sophia Mosaics\u003cbr\u003eHoly Lance\u003cbr\u003eIcon of the Virgin Hodegetria\u003cbr\u003eKhakhuli Triptych\u003cbr\u003eMadaba, Map of\u003cbr\u003eMandylion of Edessa\u003cbr\u003eMissorium of Theodosius I\u003cbr\u003eNerezi Murals\u003cbr\u003eObelisk of Theodosius I\u003cbr\u003eTrue Cross\u003cbr\u003eVeroli Casket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Places\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverview Essay\u003c\/i\u003e Antioch\u003cbr\u003eBulgaria\u003cbr\u003eByzantium\u003cbr\u003eChalcedon\u003cbr\u003eChurch of San Vitale (Ravenna, Italy)\u003cbr\u003eChurch of the Holy Apostles (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eChurch of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)\u003cbr\u003eChurch of the Nativity (Bethlehem)\u003cbr\u003eEgypt\u003cbr\u003eForum of Constantine (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eGolden Gate (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eGreat Palace of Constantinople\u003cbr\u003eHagia Sophia (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eHippodrome (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eJerusalem\u003cbr\u003eMonastery of Saint Catherine (Mount Sinai, Egypt)\u003cbr\u003eMount Athos (Greece)\u003cbr\u003eSaint Mark's Basilica (Venice)\u003cbr\u003eTheodosian Harbor (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003eWalls of Theodosius (Constantinople)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimary Documents\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Basil the Great on Cenobitic Monasticism (fourth century)\u003cbr\u003e2. The Conversion of Constantine (312 CE)\u003cbr\u003e3. Constantine Exempts Members of the Christian Clergy from Compulsory Public Duties (313 CE)\u003cbr\u003e4. Lactantius: The Edict of Milan (313 CE)\u003cbr\u003e5. Constantine Restricts the Entrance of \u003ci\u003eDecuriones\u003c\/i\u003e (City Council Members) into the Ranks of the Clergy (329 CE)\u003cbr\u003e6. An Imperial Constitution of Constantine Allowing Bishops Jurisdiction over Secular Courts (333 CE)\u003cbr\u003e7. Holy Relics: Saint Helena Finds the True Cross (337 CE) and the Discovery of the Holy Lance (1098)\u003cbr\u003e8. Council of Nicaea: Letter of Eusebius of Caesarea to His Diocese (350 CE)\u003cbr\u003e9. Theodoret Describes Julian the Apostate's Edict Forbidding Christians to Teach the Classics (362 CE)\u003cbr\u003e10. Socrates Scholasticus Describes How Christians Evaded Julian the Apostate's Edict against Christians Teaching the Classics (363 CE)\u003cbr\u003e11. Battle of Adrianople (378 CE)\u003cbr\u003e12. First Council of Ephesus: The Condemnation of Nestorius (431 CE)\u003cbr\u003e13. Pope Gelasius I on Spiritual and Temporal Power (494 CE)\u003cbr\u003e14. Procopius on the Economic Impact of Emperor Justinian's Condemnation of Christian Heresies (sixth century)\u003cbr\u003e15. Agapetus Counsels Justinian on the Proper Conduct of Christian Rulers (sixth century)\u003cbr\u003e16. Emperor Anastasius I Awards Clovis the Titles of Consul and Patrician (508 CE)\u003cbr\u003e17. Procopius' Account of Empress Theodora's Speech during the Nika Revolt (532 CE)\u003cbr\u003e18. Procopius' Description of Hagia Sophia, Church of Holy Wisdom (537 CE)\u003cbr\u003e19. Theophanes the Confessor Describes the Start of the Iconoclastic Controversy (724 CE)\u003cbr\u003e20. \"Spoiling the Egyptians\" Military Strategy in the \u003ci\u003eTactica\u003c\/i\u003e of Leo VI (886-912 CE)\u003cbr\u003e21. Emperor Constantine VII Porphyogenitus Warns His Son Not to Share Greek Fire, a Gift from God, with Heretics and Non-Believers (10th century)\u003cbr\u003e22. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Instructs His Son on the Byzantine Art of Diplomacy in an Excerpt from His \u003ci\u003eDe administrando imperio\u003c\/i\u003e (950 CE)\u003cbr\u003e23. Robert the Monk's Account of the Council of Clermont and Pope Urban II's Call for Christians to Take Up the Cross (1095)\u003cbr\u003e24. Robert the Monk's Description of the Foundation of Constantinople (12th century)\u003cbr\u003e25. Pope Innocent III's Letter to the Leaders of the Fourth Crusade Following Their Capture of Constantinople (1204)\u003cbr\u003e26. Venetian Doge Andrea Dandolo Describes the Miraculous Power of the Virgin Hodegetria Icon (1343)\u003cbr\u003e27. An Eyewitness Account of the Monastery of St. Catherine (mid-14th century)\u003cbr\u003e28. Nicolo Barbaro's Account of the Fall of Constantinople and the Fulfillment of Constantine's Prophecies (1453)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Dynasties of the Byzantine Empire\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eEditors and Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe existence and development of Byzantium covers more than a millennium and coincides with one of the darkest periods of European history. Unfortunately, the Empire's achievements and brightest moments remain largely unknown except to Byzantine scholars. Through reference entries and primary source documents, this encyclopedia provides essential information about the Byzantine Empire from the reign of Diocletian to the Fall of Constantinople. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reference entries are grouped in eight topical sections on the most significant aspects of the history of the Byzantine Empire. These sections include individuals, key events, key places, the military, objects and artifacts, administration and organization, government and politics, and groups and organizations. Each section begins with an overview essay and contains approximately thirty entries on carefully selected topics. 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