Paul Stephenson (Madison University of Wisconsin)

The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 2003 illustrated, revisionary account of the long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976â 1025) establishes that the 'Bulgar-slayer' legend was in fact created long after Basil's death, and shows how the emperor's supposedly fearsome reputation was seized upon by scholars and politicians in the modern period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 296g
• ISBN-13: 9780521158831
• ISBN-10: 0521158834
• Artikelnr.: 31990613

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface
Annotated and translation
List of abbreviations
1. Basil the Bulgar-slayer: an introduction
2. Basil and Samuel
3. Basil annexes Bulgaria
4. Victory and its representations
5. Basil the younger, porphyrogennetos
6. The origins of a legend
7. Basile après Byzance
8. Basil and the 'Macedonian question'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.