Margins and Metropolis: Authority Across the Byzantine Empire

by Judith Herrin

Book Overview

This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern Greece, Judith Herrin shows how the prestige of Constantinople was reflected in the military, civilian, and ecclesiastical officials sent out to govern the provinces. She evokes the ideology and culture of the center...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691166625
• ISBN13: 9780691166629
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"