Creating Memories in Late 8th-century Byzantium
Title
Creating Memories in Late 8th-century Byzantium
Subtitle
The Short History of Nikephoros of Constantinople
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€ 117,00 excl. VAT
ISBN
9789462980396
Format
Hardback
Number of pages
250
Language
English
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15.6 x 23.4 cm
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Table of Contents
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Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 Nikephoros the Layman Chapter 2 Short History in the Byzantine Historiographical Tradition Chapter 3 Herakleios - a Model of an Emperor Chapter 4 The Dark Century Chapter 5 Iconoclasts Restoring Order Conclusion Glossary Abbreviations and Bibliography Index

Reviews and Features

"The forensic and thorough quality of the work offers Byzantinists new ideas about the seventh and eighth centuries in Constantinople, and a fresh in-depth study of a text that has not received such sustained attention since Cyril Mango’s 1990 critical edition." - Meredith L. D. Riedel, Duke University Speculum 94/1 (January 2019)

Dragoljub Marjanovic

Creating Memories in Late 8th-century Byzantium

The Short History of Nikephoros of Constantinople

The Short History of Nikephoros of Constantinople is one of the key sources for our understanding of Byzantine history in the eighth century. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representing the historical role of Byzantine emperors and ecclesiology, with particular attention to the use of images, an issue of central importance amid the period's first outburst of iconoclasm. When seen through this lens, the Short History is revealed to be more engaged with and burdened by contemporary political and ecclesiastical strife than has previously been thought.
Author

Dragoljub Marjanovic

Dragoljub Marjanovi. is an associate professor at the Chair and Seminar for Byzantine Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy - University of Belgrade