| Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204: Power, Patronage and Ideology Contributor(s): Hill, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138153877 ISBN-13: 9781138153875 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 949 |
| Series: Women and Men in History |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.98 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |