Author: | Anthony Kaldellis | ISBN: | 9780674239692 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 1, 2019 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Anthony Kaldellis |
ISBN: | 9780674239692 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | April 1, 2019 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
Was there ever such a thing as Byzantium? Certainly no emperor ever called himself Byzantine. While the identities of eastern minorities were clear, that of the ruling majority remains obscured behind a name made up by later generations. Anthony Kaldellis says it is time for the Romanness of these so-called Byzantines to be taken seriously.
Was there ever such a thing as Byzantium? Certainly no emperor ever called himself Byzantine. While the identities of eastern minorities were clear, that of the ruling majority remains obscured behind a name made up by later generations. Anthony Kaldellis says it is time for the Romanness of these so-called Byzantines to be taken seriously.