The empire that would not die : the paradox of eastern Roman survival, 640-740

1. Verfasser: Haldon, John F. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2016].
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (xii, 418 pages).
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Oströmisches Reich
Parallelausgabe: L'impero che non voleva morire (Print version Italian)
The empire that would not die (Print version)
The empire that would not die : the paradox of eastern Roman survival, 640-740. [Print]
Online Zugang: Online available (Ebook Central)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: Goldilocks in Byzantium
  • The challenge: a framework for collapse
  • Beliefs, narratives, and the moral universe
  • Identities, divisions, and solidarities
  • Elites and identities
  • Regional variation and resistance
  • Some environmental factors
  • Organisation, cohesion, and survival
  • A conclusion.