Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

Klappentext An illustrated revisionary account of the reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976 1025). Zusammenfassung This 2003 illustrated, revisionary account of the long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976–1025) establishes that the 'Bulgar-slayer' legend was in fact created long after Basil's death, and shows how the emperor's supposedly fearsome reputation was seized upon by scholars and politicians in the modern period. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Annotated and translation; List of abbreviations; 1. Basil the Bulgar-slayer: an introduction; 2. Basil and Samuel; 3. Basil annexes Bulgaria; 4. Victory and its representations; 5. Basil the younger, porphyrogennetos; 6. The origins of a legend; 7. Basile après Byzance; 8. Basil and the 'Macedonian question'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Stephenson, Paul (University of Wisconsin Stephenson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2010
• EAN: 9780521158831
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15883-1
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Greece, Bulgaria, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Byzantine Empire, HISTORY / Europe / Greece