Byzantine Empresses : Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204

ISBN-13: 9780415619448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011

Lynda Garland

Opis

This text provides a series of biographical portraits of Byzantine women who ruled or shared the throne between 527 and 1204 AD.

Recenzje

'a solid, readable guide to personalities and actions, a mine of useful and informative material.' - The Classical Review

'A much-needed addition to the study of Byzantine empresses. The scope of the work will make it the most comprehensive guide in the years to come. Specialists will find Byzantine Empresses a valuable source for references, while beginners to the subject will gain an understanding of the range of and limitations on female imperial power throughout Byzantine history.' - Speculum-A Journal of Medieval Studies

'The reader cannot come away from the book without being aware of the issues which historians have deemed important in the era concerned.' - Anna Williams, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Preface, List of abbreviations, Map of Constantinople, Introduction, PART I From stage to statecraft, PART II Regents and regicides, PART III Empresses as autocrats, Tables, Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Lynda Garland