Thesis
Aristocracy, politics and power in Byzantium, 1025-1081
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The purpose of this thesis is to further our understanding of the period between the death of Basil II in 1025 and the accession of Alexios I Komnenos in 1081. Modern scholarship has often portrayed these 56 years as an important, transformative period, viewing the empire as standing at the height of its power at its beginning, only to be brought to the brink of collapse by civil wars and foreign invasions following the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Based on three unique and underexploited ...
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Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse
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Axel och Margaret Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse för allmännyttiga ändamål
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2018-07-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Nilsson, J
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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