Emperor in the Byzantine World
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| ISBN-13 | 9780429060984 |
| Open Library | OL20520824W |
| Total publications | 4 |
| Coverage period | 2019 - 2019 |
| Language | EN |
| Impact factor | 0.25 |
The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties and aspects of the imperial office/role, but there remains no equivalent to Fergus Millar's The Emperor in the Roman World (from which the proposed volume takes inspiration for its title and scope). The oddity of a lack of a general study of the Byzantine emperor is compounded by the fact that a series of books devoted to Byzantine empresses was published in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Thus it is appropriate to turn the spotlight on the emperor. Themes covered by the contributions include: questions of dynasty and imperial families; the imperial court and the emperor's men; imperial duties and the emperor as ruler; imperial literature (the emperor as subject and author); and the material emperor, including imperial images and spaces. The volume fills a need in the field and the market, and also brings new and cutting-edge approaches to the study of the Byzantine emperor. Although the volume cannot hope to be a comprehensive treatment of the emperor in the Byzantine world it aims to cover a broad chronological and thematic span and to play a vital part in setting the agenda for future work. The subject of the Byzantine emperor has also an obvious relevance for historians working on rulership in other cultures and periods
The Emperor in the Byzantine World
The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties and aspects of the imperial office/role, but there remains no equivalent to Fergus Millar's The Emperor in the Roman World (from which the proposed volume takes inspiration for its title and scope)…
Emperor in the Byzantine World
Celibacy and survival in court politics in the fifth century AD 1
This chapter focuses on three families: the Theodosians, the Anthemii and the Ardaburii. The reign of the emperor Theodosius II, which spanned almost the entire first half of the fifth century, is remarkable in a number of respects: in its largely unchallenged and relatively peaceful rule, its major legal codification project, and its theological entanglements. The apparent contrast in court dominance by civilian officers at the eastern court is …
Family, dynasty, and the construction of legitimacy from Augustus to the Theodosians 1
This chapter explores the consequences of the debate about dynastic legitimacy for imperial successions between the first century and the fifth. It argues that dynastic considerations were central to Roman imperial succession arrangements from the first century to the fifth, with a notable upsurge in late antiquity with the Constantinian and Valentinianic-Theodosian houses. The book examines how, in the first two centuries of the Principate, the …
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The Emperor in the Byzantine World
The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties and aspects of the imperial office/role, but there remains no equivalent to Fergus Millar's The Emperor in the Roman World (from which the proposed volume takes inspiration for its title and scope)…
Emperor in the Byzantine World
Celibacy and survival in court politics in the fifth century AD 1
This chapter focuses on three families: the Theodosians, the Anthemii and the Ardaburii. The reign of the emperor Theodosius II, which spanned almost the entire first half of the fifth century, is remarkable in a number of respects: in its largely unchallenged and relatively peaceful rule, its major legal codification project, and its theological entanglements. The apparent contrast in court dominance by civilian officers at the eastern court is …
Family, dynasty, and the construction of legitimacy from Augustus to the Theodosians 1
This chapter explores the consequences of the debate about dynastic legitimacy for imperial successions between the first century and the fifth. It argues that dynastic considerations were central to Roman imperial succession arrangements from the first century to the fifth, with a notable upsurge in late antiquity with the Constantinian and Valentinianic-Theodosian houses. The book examines how, in the first two centuries of the Principate, the …