{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-eastern-roman-empire-from-the-fall-of-irene-to-the-accession-of-basil-i-a-d-802-867-paperback-9781108083218","title":"A History of the Eastern Roman Empire; From the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I (A.D. 802–867) (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108083218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Eastern Roman Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I (A.D. 802–867)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1912 work argues that the 'Amorian epoch' of the ninth century should not be overlooked in Byzantine history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. B. Bury (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108083218, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e554 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe classical historian J. B. Bury (1861–1927) was the author of a history of Greece which was a standard textbook for over a century. He also wrote on the later history of the Roman empire, and, in this 1912 work, examines the Byzantine empire in the ninth century. The book is a continuation of his two-volume History of the Later Roman Empire of 1889, which covers the period from 395 to 800 (and is also reissued in this series), and reflects Bury's belief that the century-long so-called Amorian epoch 'is not a mere epilogue, and is much more than a prologue' between the better-known periods of Byzantine history that preceded and followed it. In this period, iconoclasm again became a cause of civil strife, and wars on the eastern frontier were a strain on the military resources of the empire, while at least two of the emperors were murdered.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Nicephorus I, Stauracius, and Michael I (AD 801–813)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Leo V, the Armenian, and the revival of iconoclasm (AD 813–820)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Michael II, the Amorian (AD 820–829)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theophilus (AD 829–842)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Michael III (AD 842–867)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Photius and Ignatius\u003cbr\u003e 7. Financial and military administration\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Saracen wars\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Saracen conquests of Crete and Sicily\u003cbr\u003e 10. Relations with the western empire. Venice\u003cbr\u003e 11. Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003e 12. The conversion of Slavs and Bulgarians\u003cbr\u003e 13. The empire of the Khazars and the peoples of the north\u003cbr\u003e 14. Art, learning, and education in the Amorian period\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909187428632,"sku":"9781108083218","price":41.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108083218i.jpg?v=1696751853","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-eastern-roman-empire-from-the-fall-of-irene-to-the-accession-of-basil-i-a-d-802-867-paperback-9781108083218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}