Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025)
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- ISBN 9780199279685
- Weight: 888g
- Dimensions: 146 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 24 Nov 2005
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II. Basil II, later known as 'Bulgar-slayer', is famous for his military conquests and his brutal intimidation of domestic foes. Catherine Holmes considers the problems Basil faced in governing a large, multi-ethnic empire, which stretched from southern Italy to Mesopotamia. Her close focus on the surviving historical narratives, above all the Synopsis Historion of John Skylitzes, reveals a Byzantium governed as much by persuasion as coercion. This book will appeal to those interested in Byzantium before the Crusades, the governance of pre-modern empires, and the methodology of writing early medieval political history.
Catherine Holmes is Tutor and Fellow in Medieval History, University College, University of Oxford.
