Byzantium in the Time of Troubles : The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057-1079) (Medieval Mediterranean)

McGeer, Eric/ Nesbitt, John

Brill（2020/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004418943
• DDC分類 949.502

Full Description

The years before and after the battle of Mantzikert (1071) mark a turning point in the history of the Byzantine Empire. The invasions of the Seljuk Turks in the east and the encroachment of the Normans from the west altered the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and forced the Byzantines to confront new threats to their survival. These threats came at a time when internal rivalries made an effective military response all but impossible and led to a significant transformation of the Byzantine polity under the Komnenoi.

The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes, now translated for the first time, provides a contemporary view of these troubled times. An extension of the principal source for the middle Byzantine period, and a subtle reworking of the History of Michael Attaleiates, the Continuation offers a high court official's narrative of the events and personages that shaped the course of Byzantine history on the eve of the Crusades.

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Introduction

Maps

The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes

 I The Reign of Isaac Komnenos

 II The Reign of Constantine X Doukas

 III The Regency of the Empress Eudokia

 IV The Reign of Romanos IV Diogenes

 V The Mantzikert Campaign and Its Aftermath

 VI The Reign of Michael VII Doukas

 VII The Accession of Nikephoros III Botaneiates

Concordance between Skylitzes Continuatus, Attaleiates, and John Zonaras

Glossary of Terms

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index