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This interdisciplinary study provides an in-depth analysis and synthesis of hagiography, theological treatises,... Læs mere
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Presents an account of the life and times of the Empress Theodora. This book follows her from her childhood as a Hippodrome bear-keeper's daughter to her imperial roles as Justinian's trusted counselor and as an effective and powerful advocate for the downtrodden.
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This book presents a comparative study of church order in the East and West of the Christian world. It deals with the development of canon law from the 6th century, the time of Dionysius Exiguus and John Scholastikos, up to the period of Balsamon and Gratian.
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A celebration of the finest 300 works of Byzantine art.
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Explores the events in Byzantium and the Byzantine response to the actions of the Crusaders. This book includes a chapter on the sack of Constantinople and the election of its Latin emperor.
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A History Book Club selection
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In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East. By 1079 it was a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by enemies on all sides. The History of Michael... Læs mere
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Scholars have long claimed that the Eastern Roman Empire, a Christian theocracy, bore little resemblance to ancient Rome. Here, Anthony Kaldellis... Læs mere
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As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes’s Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances... Læs mere
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In this study the author, himself a theatre historian, discusses some fundamental scenic questions in an attempt to shed fresh light on the performance tradition in antiquity. Special attention is given to the phlyax farce, Attic tragedy and comedy, and Byzantine profane theatre.