Donald M. Nicol, Nicol Donald M.

The Reluctant Emperor

A Biography of John Cantacuzene, Byzantine Emperor and Monk, C.1295 1383

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Was the first biography in English of the Byzantine emperor and monk, John Cantacuzene.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780521522014
• ISBN-10: 0521522013
• Artikelnr.: 21975039

Inhaltsangabe

List of plates
Introduction
List of abbreviations
1. The political and social background
2. The old order changes, 1321-1328
3. Emperor in waiting, 1328-1341
4. War for the throne, 1341-1347
5. Emperor of the Roman, 1347-1351
6. Emperor of the Roman, 1351-1354
7. Monk, historian and theologian, 1354-1383
8. Character, achievements and failures
Bibliography.