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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: emperors of Byzantium
  name:
    name part: Lygo, Kevin
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Hughes, Bettany
    role:
      role term: author of introduction.
  name:
    name part: Peston, Robert
    role:
      role term: author of foreword.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: biography
  genre: Biographies.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2022
    copyright date: 2022
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 336 pages : illustrations (color), maps (color) ; 24 cm
  abstract: The Byzantine empire was one of the most successful states of the Middle Ages, ruling over a huge terrain straddling Europe and western Asia for an unrivalled eleven hundred years. Yet its history remains largely unfamiliar. This chronicle brings this majestic yet turbulent period to life through the lives of its emperors: supreme military commander, Head of State and God's representative on earth, no less. These were the men and women that presided over many of the foundations of the modern world, from the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith, to the magnificent artistic heritage of Hagia Sophia and Mount Athos, and the creation of a visual template for Christian art. Each illustrated biographical entry contributes to the story of how Byzantium shaped our art, culture, religious beliefs and justice systems, and the role this extraordinary empire played in halting repeated invasions, allowing the idea of 'Europe' to flourish. Through stories of nobility and petty revenge, of religious devotion and brutal genocide, and of sexual intrigue and artistic brilliance; from soaring intellectuals to illiterate peasants, eunuchs and despots, this is a humanizing portrayal of individuals, whose role impacted the lives of millions.
  note: Kevin Lygo ; introduction by Bettany Hughes ; foreword by Robert Peston.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: mm-----
  subject:
    geographic: Byzantine Empire
    topic: Kings and rulers
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    geographic: Byzantine Empire
    topic: Civilization
  subject:
    geographic: Empire byzantin
    topic: Civilisation
  subject:
    topic: Civilization
  subject:
    topic: Kings and rulers
  subject:
    geographic: Byzantine Empire
  classification: DF505.5 .L94 2022
  classification: 949.5/020922
  identifier: 9780500023297
  identifier: 0500023298
  location:
    physical location: pda,print
  record info:
    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 210703
    record change date: 20250318220727.1
    record identifier: in00004588048
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng