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Visualizing Women In Late Antiquity

by Grace (Postdoctoral Assistant For Late Antique And Early Christian Archaeology, Postdoctoral Assistant For Late Antique And Early Christian Archaeology, University Of Vienna) Stafford

~~140,60€~~ 112,48€ 20% OFF

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 Visualising Women in Late Antiquity examines depictions of contemporary women in the late antique Mediterranean as a rich source for social history. Over the course of this groundbreaking book, Grace Stafford considers what visual representation can tell us about interrelated axes of change.
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Inventing Slavonic - Cultures Of Writing Between Rome And Constantinople

by Mirela Ivanova

~~90,09€~~ 72,07€ 20% OFF

 In this meticulously researched study, Mirela Ivanova offers a new critical history of the invention of the Slavonic alphabet. Showing how the alphabet was not invented once, but rather continually contested and redefined in the century following its creation, Ivanova challenges the prevalent nationalist historiography that has built up around it.
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Inventing Slavonic - Cultures Of Writing Between Rome And Constantinople

by Mirela Ivanova

~~90,09€~~ 72,07€ 20% OFF

 In this meticulously researched study, Mirela Ivanova offers a new critical history of the invention of the Slavonic alphabet. Showing how the alphabet was not invented once, but rather continually contested and redefined in the century following its creation, Ivanova challenges the prevalent nationalist historiography that has built up around it.
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Emperor John Ii Komnenos - Rebuilding New Rome 1118-1143

by Maximilian C. G. Lau

~~99,36€~~ 79,49€ 20% OFF

 The first English language study on John II Komnenos, re-evaluating an emperor traditionally overlooked in favour of his more famous father and son. The study addresses the empire's neighbours and rivals, the turning points of ecclesiastical history, the shaping of the crusader movement, and the workings of Byzantine government and administration.
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Emperor John Ii Komnenos - Rebuilding New Rome 1118-1143

by Maximilian C. G. Lau

~~99,36€~~ 79,49€ 20% OFF

 The first English language study on John II Komnenos, re-evaluating an emperor traditionally overlooked in favour of his more famous father and son. The study addresses the empire's neighbours and rivals, the turning points of ecclesiastical history, the shaping of the crusader movement, and the workings of Byzantine government and administration.
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Inventing Slavonic - Cultures Of Writing Between Rome And Constantinople

by Mirela (Lecturer In Medieval History, Lecturer In Medieval History, University Of Sheffield) Ivanova

~~135,19€~~ 108,15€ 20% OFF

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 In this meticulously researched study, Mirela Ivanova offers a new critical history of the invention of the Slavonic alphabet. Showing how the alphabet was not invented once, but rather continually contested and redefined in the century following its creation, Ivanova challenges the prevalent nationalist historiography that has built up around it.
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Theodoros Prodromos: Miscellaneous Poems - An Edition And Literary Study

by Nikos Zagklas

~~99,36€~~ 79,49€ 20% OFF

 This book comprises the first critical edition and study of a group of poems by Theodoros Prodromos, a leading poet of 12th century Byzantium, accompanied by English translations and commentaries. It adds to a nuanced picture of Prodromos' profile, providing insights into his activity at different settings of Constantinopolitan intellectual life.
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Emperor John Ii Komnenos - Rebuilding New Rome 1118-1143

~~148,71€~~ 118,97€ 20% OFF

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 The first English language study on John II Komnenos, re-evaluating an emperor traditionally overlooked in favour of his more famous father and son. The study addresses the empire's neighbours and rivals, the turning points of ecclesiastical history, the shaping of the crusader movement, and the workings of Byzantine government and administration.
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John Zonaras' Epitome Of Histories - A Compendium Of Jewish-Roman History And Its Reception

by Theofili Kampianaki

~~80,81€~~ 64,65€ 20% OFF

 This book analyses Zonaras' twelfth-century chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account, concentrating on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. Kampianaki aims to present it as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing historiography.
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John Zonaras' Epitome Of Histories - A Compendium Of Jewish-Roman History And Its Reception

by Theofili Kampianaki

~~80,81€~~ 64,65€ 20% OFF

 This book analyses Zonaras' twelfth-century chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account, concentrating on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. Kampianaki aims to present it as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing historiography.
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Homer The Rhetorician - Eustathios Of Thessalonike On The Composition Of The Iliad

by Baukje Van Den Berg

~~92,74€~~ 74,19€ 20% OFF

 This volume analyses the rhetorical thought of Eustathios of Thessalonike in his monumental Commentary on the Iliad. Van den Berg examines Eustathios' presentation of Homer to an audience of aspiring writers in the Byzantine period.
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Homer The Rhetorician - Eustathios Of Thessalonike On The Composition Of The Iliad

by Baukje Van Den Berg

~~92,74€~~ 74,19€ 20% OFF

 This volume analyses the rhetorical thought of Eustathios of Thessalonike in his monumental Commentary on the Iliad. Van den Berg examines Eustathios' presentation of Homer to an audience of aspiring writers in the Byzantine period.
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Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch - From Hagiography To History

by Lucy Parker

~~92,74€~~ 74,19€ 20% OFF

 A study of the authority of the holy man and its limits in times of crisis, taking as its central figure Symeon Stylites the Younger (c.521-592), who, from his vantage point on a column on a mountain close to Antioch, witnessed a period of exceptional turbulence in the sixth century, including plague, earthquakes, and Persian invasion.
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Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch - From Hagiography To History

by Lucy Parker

~~92,74€~~ 74,19€ 20% OFF

 A study of the authority of the holy man and its limits in times of crisis, taking as its central figure Symeon Stylites the Younger (c.521-592), who, from his vantage point on a column on a mountain close to Antioch, witnessed a period of exceptional turbulence in the sixth century, including plague, earthquakes, and Persian invasion.
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Depicting Orthodoxy In The Russian Middle Ages - The Novgorod Icon Of Sophia, The Divine Wisdom

by AGnes Kriza

~~111,29€~~ 89,03€ 20% OFF

 This volume offers an interpretation of the image of Divine Wisdom, traditionally associated with the Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod. Kriza argues that the figure stands for the Orthodox Church, in response to events in the fifteenth century.
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Depicting Orthodoxy In The Russian Middle Ages - The Novgorod Icon Of Sophia, The Divine Wisdom

by Agnes Kriza

~~111,29€~~ 89,03€ 20% OFF

 This volume offers an interpretation of the image of Divine Wisdom, traditionally associated with the Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod. Kriza argues that the figure stands for the Orthodox Church, in response to events in the fifteenth century.
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John Zonaras' Epitome Of Histories - A Compendium Of Jewish-Roman History And Its Reception

~~125,72€~~ 100,58€ 20% OFF

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 This book analyses Zonaras' twelfth-century chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account, concentrating on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. Kampianaki aims to present it as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing historiography.
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Beginnings Of The Ottoman Empire

by Clive Foss

~~80,81€~~ 64,65€ 20% OFF

 This book provides a detailed history of the establishment and early growth of the Ottoman Empire. Foss relates the military, economic, and cultural developments of the time to the political and physical geography of the Ottoman homeland, and especially its relations to the declining Byzantine Empire.
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Beginnings Of The Ottoman Empire

by Clive Foss

~~80,81€~~ 64,65€ 20% OFF

 This book provides a detailed history of the establishment and early growth of the Ottoman Empire. Foss relates the military, economic, and cultural developments of the time to the political and physical geography of the Ottoman homeland, and especially its relations to the declining Byzantine Empire.
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Homer The Rhetorician - Eustathios Of Thessalonike On The Composition Of The Iliad

by Baukje (Assistant Professor Of Byzantine Studies, Central European University) Van Den Berg

~~145,33€~~ 116,26€ 20% OFF

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 This volume analyses the rhetorical thought of Eustathios of Thessalonike in his monumental Commentary on the Iliad. Van den Berg examines Eustathios' presentation of Homer to an audience of aspiring writers in the Byzantine period.
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Emperors And Usurpers In The Later Roman Empire - Civil War, Panegyric, And The Construction Of Legitimacy

by Adrastos (Lecturer In Latin Literature, Lecturer In Latin Literature, University Of Glasgow) Omissi

~~44,60€~~ 35,68€ 20% OFF

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 Civil war and usurpation were endemic to the later Roman Empire, with no fewer than 37 men claiming imperial power between 284 and 395 AD. This volume constructs the first comprehensive history of civil war in this period through the ways in which successive dynasties manipulated history to legitimate themselves and to discredit their predecessors.
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Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch - From Hagiography To History

~~145,33€~~ 116,26€ 20% OFF

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 A study of the authority of the holy man and its limits in times of crisis, taking as its central figure Symeon Stylites the Younger (c.521-592), who, from his vantage point on a column on a mountain close to Antioch, witnessed a period of exceptional turbulence in the sixth century, including plague, earthquakes, and Persian invasion.
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The Beginnings Of The Ottoman Empire

by Clive (Georgetown University) Foss

~~133,84€~~ 107,07€ 20% OFF

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 This book provides a detailed history of the establishment and early growth of the Ottoman Empire. Foss relates the military, economic, and cultural developments of the time to the political and physical geography of the Ottoman homeland, and especially its relations to the declining Byzantine Empire.
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Depicting Orthodoxy In The Russian Middle Ages - The Novgorod Icon Of Sophia, The Divine Wisdom

by Agnes (Independent Scholar Fellow, Independent Scholar Fellow) Kriza

~~172,37€~~ 137,90€ 20% OFF

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 This volume offers an interpretation of the image of Divine Wisdom, traditionally associated with the Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod. Kriza argues that the figure stands for the Orthodox Church, in response to events in the fifteenth century.
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