1st Edition
Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 Power, Patronage and Ideology
By Barbara Hill
Copyright 1999
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1.Introduction. 2. The Role of Women in Eleventh-Century Politics. 3. Creating the Ideal Komnenian Woman. 4. Titles for Imperial Women. 5. The Method of Marriage. 6. Power through Patronage. 7. A Woman's Ideology
8. The Collapse of the Komnenian System. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Genealogical Tables. Index.
8. The Collapse of the Komnenian System. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Genealogical Tables. Index.
Biography
Barbara Hill
