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The eleventh century saw both the heyday of Byzantium and its almost immediate subsequent decline following serious military defeats and heavy territorial losses. The papers in this volume view the social order as a prime determinant of change, tracking it through archaeological and documentary evidence to deepen our understanding of the period.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Jean-Claude Cheynet: Transformations in Byzantine Society in the Eleventh Century, Particularly in Constantinople
- 2: Dimitris Krallis: The Social Views of Michael Attaleiates
- 3: Kostis Smyrlis: Social Change in the Countryside of Eleventh-Century Byzantium
- 4: Eva Kaptijn and Marc Waelkens: Before and After the Eleventh Century AD in the Territory of Sagalassos: Settlement Evolution
- 5: Philipp Niewöhner: What Went Wrong? Decline and Ruralization in Eleventh-Century Anatolia: The Archaeological Record
- 6: Pamela Armstrong: Greece in the Eleventh Century
- 7: Ghislaine Noyé: New Light on the Society of Byzantine Italy
- 8: Tim Greenwood: Social Change in Eleventh-Century Armenia: The Evidence from Tar¿n
- 9: James Howard-Johnston: Byzantium in the Eleventh Century: General Reflections
About the author
James Howard-Johnston is an Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was previously a Junior Research Lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford between 1966 and 1971, Junior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. from 1968-9, and University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Corpus Christi College from 1971 until 2009. He has also served as both an Oxford City Councillor and an Oxfordshire County Councillor and is married to the novelist Angela Huth.
Summary
The eleventh century saw both the heyday of Byzantium and its almost immediate subsequent decline following serious military defeats and heavy territorial losses. The papers in this volume view the social order as a prime determinant of change, tracking it through archaeological and documentary evidence to deepen our understanding of the period.
Additional text
Drawing variously on archaeological, architectural, geographic, and textual evidence, these essays provide a timely survey of a pivotal phase of medieval history.
