Creating memories in late 8th-century Byzantium : the Short history of Nikephoros of Constantinople /

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'Creating Memories in Late 8th-Century Byzantium' is one of the key sources for our understanding of Byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past - Nikephoros's specific authorial method...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marjanović, Dragoljub (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Series:Central European medieval studies ; 2.
Subjects:
Nicephorus, > Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Heraclius, > Emperor of the East, > approximately 575-641.
Heraclius, > Emperor of the East, > approximately 575-641
Nicephorus, > Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople
Iconoclasm > Byzantine Empire.
Iconoclasme > Empire byzantin.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Historiography
Iconoclasm
Byzantine Empire > Historiography.
Byzantine Empire
Emperor, Patriarch, Church, State, Orthodoxy, Byzantine Empire.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Nikephoros the Layman
  • 2. The Short History in the Byzantine Historiographical Tradition
  • 3. Herakleios: Model of an Emperor
  • 4. The Dark Century
  • 5. Iconoclasts Restoring Order
  • Conclusion: In Search of an Ideal Image of an Emperor
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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