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. A historical analysis of manners of representation of Byzantine emperors and patriarchs in the Short History of Nikephoros of Constantinople in the context of late 8th century Byzantine iconodule ecclesiology.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: agoljub Marjanovic
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781041177685
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4117768-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Central European Medieval Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Religion / Christian Church / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Medieval History, History and Archaeology, emperor;patriarch;church;state;orthodoxy;byzantine empire