Author : Anthony Kaldellis
Publisher : Supplements to the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,91 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Bizans İmparatorluğu
ISBN : 9780884024019
In this companion to the two-volume Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library translation of The Histories by Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Anthony Kaldellis explores the ethnic dynamics that undergird the Histories, which recount the rise of the Ottoman empire and the decline of the Byzantine empire, all in the context of expanding western power.
Author : Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2009-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307548236
From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales. In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India – the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took Kapuscinski from Iran to El Salvador, from Angola to Armenia. Revisiting his memories of traveling the globe with a copy of Herodotus' Histories in tow, Kapuscinski describes his awakening to the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of new environments, and how the words of the Greek historiographer helped shape his own view of an increasingly globalized world. Written with supreme eloquence and a constant eye to the global undercurrents that have shaped the last half-century, Travels with Herodotus is an exceptional chronicle of one man's journey across continents.
Author : Kenneth H. Waters
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Historians
ISBN :
Author : Anthony Kaldellis
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0674967402
Although Byzantium is known to history as the Eastern Roman Empire, scholars have long claimed that this Greek Christian theocracy bore little resemblance to Rome. Here, in a revolutionary model of Byzantine politics and society, Anthony Kaldellis reconnects Byzantium to its Roman roots, arguing that from the fifth to the twelfth centuries CE the Eastern Roman Empire was essentially a republic, with power exercised on behalf of the people and sometimes by them too. The Byzantine Republic recovers for the historical record a less autocratic, more populist Byzantium whose Greek-speaking citizens considered themselves as fully Roman as their Latin-speaking “ancestors.” Kaldellis shows that the idea of Byzantium as a rigid imperial theocracy is a misleading construct of Western historians since the Enlightenment. With court proclamations often draped in Christian rhetoric, the notion of divine kingship emerged as a way to disguise the inherent vulnerability of each regime. The legitimacy of the emperors was not predicated on an absolute right to the throne but on the popularity of individual emperors, whose grip on power was tenuous despite the stability of the imperial institution itself. Kaldellis examines the overlooked Byzantine concept of the polity, along with the complex relationship of emperors to the law and the ways they bolstered their popular acceptance and avoided challenges. The rebellions that periodically rocked the empire were not aberrations, he shows, but an essential part of the functioning of the republican monarchy.
Author : Herodotus
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 1894
Category : History, Ancient
ISBN :
Author : Barry Cunliffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0192551868
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland bordered on a number of sedentary states to the south - the Chinese, the Persians and the Greeks - and there were, inevitably, numerous interactions between the nomads and their neighbours. The Scythians fought the Persians on a number of occasions, in one battle killing their king and on another occasion driving the invading army of Darius the Great from the steppe. Relations with the Greeks around the shores of the Black Sea were rather different - both communities benefiting from trading with each other. This led to the development of a brilliant art style, often depicting scenes from Scythian mythology and everyday life. It is from the writings of Greeks like the historian Herodotus that we learn of Scythian life: their beliefs, their burial practices, their love of fighting, and their ambivalent attitudes to gender. It is a world that is also brilliantly illuminated by the rich material culture recovered from Scythian burials, from the graves of kings on the Pontic steppe, with their elaborate gold work and vividly coloured fabrics, to the frozen tombs of the Altai mountains, where all the organic material - wooden carvings, carpets, saddles and even tattooed human bodies - is amazingly well preserved. Barry Cunliffe here marshals this vast array of evidence - both archaeological and textual - in a masterful reconstruction of the lost world of the Scythians, allowing them to emerge in all their considerable vigour and splendour for the first time in over two millennia.
Author : Peter Derow
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 30,86 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199253746
This collection of essays illuminates Herodotus and the world in which he wrote.
Author : Anthony Kaldellis
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0674239695
A leading historian argues that in the empire we know as Byzantium, the Greek-speaking population was actually Roman, and scholars have deliberately mislabeled their ethnicity for the past two centuries for political reasons. Was there ever such a thing as Byzantium? Certainly no emperor ever called himself “Byzantine.” And while the identities of minorities in the eastern empire are clear—contemporaries speak of Slavs, Bulgarians, Armenians, Jews, and Muslims—that of the ruling majority remains obscured behind a name made up by later generations. Historical evidence tells us unequivocally that Byzantium’s ethnic majority, no less than the ruler of Constantinople, would have identified as Roman. It was an identity so strong in the eastern empire that even the conquering Ottomans would eventually adopt it. But Western scholarship has a long tradition of denying the Romanness of Byzantium. In Romanland, Anthony Kaldellis investigates why and argues that it is time for the Romanness of these so-called Byzantines to be taken seriously. In the Middle Ages, he explains, people of the eastern empire were labeled “Greeks,” and by the nineteenth century they were shorn of their distorted Greekness and became “Byzantine.” Only when we understand that the Greek-speaking population of Byzantium was actually Roman will we fully appreciate the nature of Roman ethnic identity. We will also better understand the processes of assimilation that led to the absorption of foreign and minority groups into the dominant ethnic group, the Romans who presided over the vast multiethnic empire of the east.
Author : A. H. Sayce
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 34,20 MB
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : History
ISBN :
In 'The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos' by A. H. Sayce, the author delves into the historical and cultural connections between ancient Egypt, the Hebrews, and the Greek historian Herodotus. Sayce's scholarly exploration of these relationships is presented in a meticulous and precise manner, demonstrating his expertise in both Egyptology and ancient history. The book offers a detailed analysis of the interactions and influences between these civilizations, shedding light on their shared histories and diverging traditions. Sayce's use of primary sources and archaeological evidence adds depth and credibility to his arguments, making this book an essential resource for students and researchers interested in the ancient world. A. H. Sayce, a renowned scholar in the fields of Egyptology and linguistics, was well-equipped to write this book due to his extensive research and expertise in ancient civilizations. His background in deciphering ancient languages and interpreting historical texts gave him a unique perspective on the subject matter, allowing him to offer fresh insights and interpretations in this work. I highly recommend 'The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos' to anyone seeking a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the connections between ancient Egypt, the Hebrews, and Herodotus. Sayce's scholarship and thought-provoking analysis make this book a valuable addition to the study of ancient history and cultural interactions.
Author : David Asheri
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 14,34 MB
Release : 2007-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0198149565
Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and is now presented for English readers.
