The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180

By (author) Magdalino, Paul

The reign of Manuel I (1143-1180) marked the high point of the revival of the Byzantine empire under the Comnenian dynasty. It was, however, followed by a rapid decline, leading to the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. This book, the first devoted to Manuel's reign for over eighty years, re-evaluates the emperor and his milieu in the light of recent scholarship. It shows that his foreign policy was a natural response to the western crusading movement and the expansionism of the German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. It also shows that what he ruled was more than the impoverished rump of a once great empire, or a society whose development had been arrested by a repressive regime. The twelfth century is presented here as a distinctive, creative phase in Byzantine history, when the empire maintained existing traditions and trends while adapting to a changing world.

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[目次]

  • Introduction: Problems and sources
  • 1. The Comnenian empire between east and west
  • 2. Constantinople and the provinces
  • 3. The Comnenian system
  • 4. Government
  • 5. The guardians of Orthodoxy
  • 6. The emperor and his image
  • Epilogue.

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書名 The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180
著作者等 Magdalino, Paul
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 2002.07.18
ページ数 584p
大きさ H228 x W152
ISBN 9780521526531
言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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