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Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire $10.19 Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism–gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire’s millennium–long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium–what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today. Bringing th… |
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Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium $15.51 In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses–Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora–changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come.In this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story… |
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Personification In The Greek World: From Antiquity To Byzantium (Publications for the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London) $116.83 … |
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