Imperial Women In Byzantium 10251204 Power, Patronage And Ideology Women And Men In History

Imperial Women In Byzantium 10251204 Power, Patronage And Ideology Women And Men In History
This book will be essential reading for anyone studying Byzantine history in this period. It ranges in time from the death of the emperor Basil II in 1025 to the sacking of the city of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders in 1204, spanning the rise and fall of the successful Komnenos dynasty. Eleventh-century Byzantine history is unusual in that imperial women were able to wield immense power and in this ground-breaking book Dr...