Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9004344632
Preliminary Material /Brian Croke -- Introduction /Brian Croke -- Text and Translation (simultaneous pagination) /Brian Croke -- Commentary /Brian Croke -- Map /Brian Croke -- Index /Brian Croke.
Author : Brian Croke
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198150015
"Croke also casts new light on the career of Marcellinus, his range of literary output, which included books on topography and chronology, and the course and impact of the fifth- and sixth-century raids into Roman Illyricum. This book also enriches our understanding of society and politics in the imperial capital and raises broader questions about Christian life, liturgy, and culture in the sixth century, particularly the role of imperial and religious ceremonial in Byzantine public life."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Marcellinus (Comes.)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : 9780959362664
Author : Hagit Amirav
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 30,84 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789042919716
Collection of articles arranged in 5 subsections: Historiography and rhetoric, Christianity in its social context, art and representation, Byzantium and the workings of the empire, and late antiquity in retrospect.
Author : Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780853235545
Chronicle / John of Biclaro -- History of the Kings of the Goths / Isidore of Seville -- The Chronicle of 754 -- The Chronicle of Alfonso III.
Author : Pierre Chuvin
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 20,1 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN :
A Chronicle of the Last Pagans is a history of the triumph of Christianity in the Roman Empire as told from the perspective of the defeated: the adherents of the mysteries, cults, and philosophies that dominated Greco-Roman culture. With a sovereign command of the diverse evidence, Pierre Chuvin portrays the complex spiritual, intellectual, and political lives of professing pagans after Christianity became the state religion. While recreating the unfolding drama of their fate--their gradual loss of power, exclusion from political, military, and civic positions, their assimilation, and finally their persecution--he records a remarkable persistence of pagan religiosity and illustrates the fruitful interaction between Christianity and paganism. The author points to the implications of this late paganism for subsequent developments in the Byzantine Empire and the West. Chuvin's compelling account of an often forgotten world of pagan culture rescues an important aspect of our spiritual heritage and provides new understanding of Late Antiquity.
Author : Brian Croke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,43 MB
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1000388301
Roman Emperors in Context: Theodosius to Justinian brings together ten articles by renowned historian Brian Croke. Written separately and over a period of fifteen years, the revised and updated chapters in this volume provide a coherent and substantial story of the change and development in imperial government at the eastern capital of Constantinople between the reigns of Theodosius I (379-95) and Justinian (527-65). Bookended by chapters on the city itself, this book is based on a conviction that the legal and administrative decisions of emperors have an impact on the whole of the political realm. The fifth century, which forms the core of this book, is shown to be essentially Roman in that the significance of aristocracy and dynasty still formed the basic framework for political advancement and the conduct/conflict of political power around a Roman imperial court from one generation to the next. Also highlighted is how power at court was mediated through military generals, including major regional commanders in the Balkans and the East, bishops and bureaucrats. Finally, the book demonstrates how the prolonged absence of male heirs during this period allowed the sisters, daughters, mothers and wives of Roman emperors to become more important and more central to imperial government. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of Roman and Byzantine history, as well as those interested in political and legal history. (CS1100)
Author : Elizabeth Jeffreys
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9004344624
Preliminary Material /Elizabeth Jeffreys , Brian Croke and Roger Scott -- Malalas, the man and his work /Brian Croke -- Byzantine chronicle writing /Brian Croke -- Malalas' world view /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Malalas and his contemporaries /Roger Scott -- A record of public buildings and monuments /Ann Moffatt -- Chronological structures in the chronicle /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Malalas' sources /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Language of Malalas /Alan James -- The transmission of Malalas' chronicle /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- The development of a critical text /Brian Croke -- Modem study of Malalas /Brian Croke -- Conclusion /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Passages cited from Malalas /Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Index /Elizabeth Jeffreys , Brian Croke and Roger Scott.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 1953
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Brian Croke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 100052275X
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia (‘Holy Wisdom’), or Ayasofya, is one of the world’s most visited buildings. Yet, few visitors have any idea of its long and complex story, or why it has always been a place where history, religion and politics collide. In July 2020, Turkish President Erdoğan set off an explosive controversy by announcing that Hagia Sophia would now be modified into a mosque. This decision provoked fierce criticism from UNESCO because Hagia Sophia was enjoying World Heritage Site benefits. The United States, the European Union, Russia and Greece all chimed in. However, Erdoğan’s action was wildly popular in Turkey, with its 99% Muslim population. Why is Hagia Sophia so important to modern Turkey? Why this provocative decision, and why now? How could all the international critics be ignored? Why does the world care so much about this old building? Why should it continue to care? This book explains President Erdoğan’s controversial decision in terms of Turkey’s national, independent and Islamic politics, and as a response to the mosque massacre in Christchurch in March 2019 when his life was threatened by the gunman. Any consideration of Hagia Sophia’s present and future also requires appreciation of the almost 1,500-year old story of this architectural marvel, from its inception as a church in 537 to its configuration as a mosque in 2020 and beyond. Because all world heritage sites depend on national management, Hagia Sophia will remain Turkey’s responsibility, but the international community is watching to ensure Turkey honours Hagia Sophia’s entire heritage, from the 6th century to the 21st century.
