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Panos Sophoulis - Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831

Winner of the 2013 John Bell Book Prize

Av Panos Sophoulis

Del 16 i serien East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

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This innovative survey of Byzantium's relations with pre-Christian Bulgaria in the late eighth and early ninth century offers an entirely new framework for understanding the developments that shaped one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the early Medieval Balkans. Unlike previous studies, it integrates the surviving literary sources with the ever-growing archaeological record to construct a comprehensive narrative account of the Byzantine-Bulgar conflict for political mastery in the region. Moreover, the analysis of the changing socio-political structures of Bulgaria provides a basis for understanding its transformation from a loose tribal confederation into a stable monarchy. While this is primarily a regional study, focusing on the territories and peoples controlled by the two competing powers, it is also of interest to students of the Frankish, Arab and steppe-nomad worlds, since the relations between Byzantium and Bulgaria are put into a wider international context.
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Panos Sophoulis, D.Phil. (2005) in History, University of Oxford, is Lecturer in History at the University of Athens. He has published several articles on Byzantine, Bulgarian and medieval Balkan history.

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In their appraisal of the publication, the John Bell Book Prize Committee states: “Through impressive documentation from Byzantine and Western sources, and integration of recent archaeological discoveries, Sophoulis provides a thorough explanation and convincing analysis of this critical period: the iconoclasm controversy, numerous changes of ruler in the Byzantine Empire, the disastrous defeat of the Emperor Nikephoros in 811, and the resulting expansion of the Bulgarian state under khans Krum and Omurtag. In particular, his detailed discussions of the conventional historiography, why it must be re-evaluated in the light of material evidence, and what new information this approach elicits, provide a thorough explanation and convincing analysis of this important period.”Excerpt taken from the congratulation letter from the Bulgarian Studies Association (BSA), November 15th, 2013

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