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Witnesses to a World Crisis
Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century
E-bok, 2010
880 kr
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James Howard-Johnston provides a sweeping and highly readable account of probably the most dramatic single episode in world history - the emergence of a new religion (Islam), the destruction of two established great powers (Roman and Iranian), and the creation of a new world empire by the Arabs, …
The Last Great War of Antiquity
Inbunden, 2021
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
630 kr
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on an unprecedented …
Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
Av Paul Antony Hayward, James Howard-Johnston
E-bok, 2000
668 kr
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This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious …
Last Great War of Antiquity
E-bok, 2021
453 kr
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on an unprecedented …
Last Great War of Antiquity
E-bok, 2021
453 kr
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on an unprecedented …
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium
E-bok, 2020
1397 kr
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The history of Byzantium pivots around the eleventh century, during which it reached its apogee in terms of power, prestige, and territorial extension, only then to plunge into steep political decline following serious military defeats and extensive territorial losses. The political, economic, and …
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium
E-bok, 2020
1397 kr
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The history of Byzantium pivots around the eleventh century, during which it reached its apogee in terms of power, prestige, and territorial extension, only then to plunge into steep political decline following serious military defeats and extensive territorial losses. The political, economic, and …
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
Av Howard - Johnston, Geoff Hayward m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
4005 kr
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This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious …
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium
Av James Howard-Johnston, James Howard-Johnston
Inbunden, 2020
1955 kr
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The history of Byzantium pivots around the eleventh century, during which it reached its apogee in terms of power, prestige, and territorial extension, only then to plunge into steep political decline following serious military defeats and extensive territorial losses. The political, economic, and …
Byzantium in a Changing World
Inbunden, 2025
1808 kr
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Byzantium is commonly taken to be a somewhat exotic entity on the margin of medieval Europe--bureaucratic, Greek- rather than Latin-speaking, Orthodox rather than Catholic, wealthy and effete, relying on cunning rather than martial exploits to foil its enemies. Since the great majority of primary …
Byzantium
Economy, Society, Institutions 600-1100
Inbunden, 2024
1883 kr
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Byzantium was a strange entity--a relic of classical antiquity which survived deep into the Middle Ages. Drawing on a lifetime's work in the field of Byzantine studies, James Howard-Johnston aims to explain Byzantium's longevity, first as a state geared to fighting a two-centuries long guerrilla …
Byzantium in a Changing World
Häftad, 2025
361 kr
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Byzantium is commonly taken to be a somewhat exotic entity on the margin of medieval Europe--bureaucratic, Greek- rather than Latin-speaking, Orthodox rather than Catholic, wealthy and effete, relying on cunning rather than martial exploits to foil its enemies. Since the great majority of primary …
Byzantium in a Changing World
E-bok, 2025
394 kr
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Byzantium is commonly taken to be a somewhat exotic entity on the margin of medieval Europe--bureaucratic, Greek- rather than Latin-speaking, Orthodox rather than Catholic, wealthy and effete, relying on cunning rather than martial exploits to foil its enemies. Since the great majority of primary …
Byzantium in a Changing World
E-bok, 2025
394 kr
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Byzantium is commonly taken to be a somewhat exotic entity on the margin of medieval Europe--bureaucratic, Greek- rather than Latin-speaking, Orthodox rather than Catholic, wealthy and effete, relying on cunning rather than martial exploits to foil its enemies. Since the great majority of primary …
Byzantium
Economy, Society, Institutions 600-1100
E-bok, 2024
1371 kr
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Byzantium was a strange entity--a relic of classical antiquity which survived deep into the Middle Ages. Drawing on a lifetime''s work in the field of Byzantine studies, James Howard-Johnston aims to explain Byzantium''s longevity, first as a state geared to fighting a two-centuries long guerrilla …
Byzantium
Economy, Society, Institutions 600-1100
E-bok, 2024
1303 kr
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Byzantium was a strange entity--a relic of classical antiquity which survived deep into the Middle Ages. Drawing on a lifetime''s work in the field of Byzantine studies, James Howard-Johnston aims to explain Byzantium''s longevity, first as a state geared to fighting a two-centuries long guerrilla …
Byzantine Historical Writing
Inbunden, 2026
1534 kr
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In this collection of essays, James Howard-Johnston evaluates historical sources from across the entire existence of the Byzantine empire. Byzantium was peculiarly well endowed for the writing of history, given a relatively high degree of literacy, a large governing class running a centralised …
Byzantine Historical Writing
E-bok, 2026
873 kr
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In this collection of essays, James Howard-Johnston evaluates historical sources from across the entire existence of the Byzantine empire. Byzantium was peculiarly well endowed for the writing of history, given a relatively high degree of literacy, a large governing class running a centralised …
Byzantine Historical Writing
E-bok, 2026
873 kr
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In this collection of essays, James Howard-Johnston evaluates historical sources from across the entire existence of the Byzantine empire. Byzantium was peculiarly well endowed for the writing of history, given a relatively high degree of literacy, a large governing class running a centralised …
Witnesses to a World Crisis
Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century
Inbunden, 2010
4369 kr
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James Howard-Johnston provides a sweeping and highly readable account of probably the most dramatic single episode in world history - the emergence of a new religion (Islam), the destruction of two established great powers (Roman and Iranian), and the creation of a new world empire by the Arabs, …
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Essays on the Contribution of Peter Brown
Av James Howard-Johnston, Paul Antony Hayward
Häftad, 2002
848 kr
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This book contains eleven essays, prefaced by a general introduction, on a set of related themes: the characteristic traits and diverse functions of holy men; the fashioning of saints out of a small minority of holy men and a number of other individuals of high social status but with more dubious …
Witnesses to a World Crisis
Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
1191 kr
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James Howard-Johnston provides a sweeping and highly readable account of probably the most dramatic single episode in world history - the emergence of a new religion (Islam), the destruction of two established great powers (Roman and Iranian), and the creation of a new world empire by the Arabs, …
East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the End of Antiquity
Historiographical and Historical Studies
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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The last, longest and most damaging of the wars fought between East Rome and Sasanian Persia (603-628) brought the classical phase of west Eurasian history to a dramatic close. Despite its evident significance, not least as the distant setting for Muhammad's prophetic mission, this last great war …
East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the End of Antiquity
Historiographical and Historical Studies
E-bok, 2024
2978 kr
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The last, longest and most damaging of the wars fought between East Rome and Sasanian Persia (603-628) brought the classical phase of west Eurasian history to a dramatic close. Despite its evident significance, not least as the distant setting for Muhammad''s prophetic mission, this last great war …
East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the End of Antiquity
Historiographical and Historical Studies
E-bok, 2024
2978 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The last, longest and most damaging of the wars fought between East Rome and Sasanian Persia (603-628) brought the classical phase of west Eurasian history to a dramatic close. Despite its evident significance, not least as the distant setting for Muhammad''s prophetic mission, this last great war …
