{"product_id":"the-despotate-of-epiros-1267-1479-a-contribution-to-the-history-of-greece-in-the-middle-ages-paperback-9780521130899","title":"The Despotate of Epiros 1267–1479; A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages (Paperback) 9780521130899","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Despotate of Epiros 1267–1479\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Despotate of Epiros illuminates part of Byzantine history and of the history of Greece in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald M. Nicol (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521130899, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 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 district of Epiros in north-western Greece became an independent province following the Fourth Crusade and the dismemberment of the Byzantine Empire by the Latins in 1204. It retained its independence despite the recovery of Constantinople by the Greeks in 1261. Each of its rulers acquired the Byzantine titles of Despot, from which the term Despotate was coined to describe their territory. They preserved their autonomy partly by seeking support from their foreign neighbours in Italy. The fortunes of Epiros were thus affected by the expansionist plans of the Angevin kings of Naples and the commercial interests of Venice. Until 1318 it was governed by direct descendants of its Byzantine founder. Thereafter it was taken over first by the Italian family of Orsini, then conquered by the Serbians, infiltrated by the Albanians, and appropriated by an Italian adventurer, Carlo Tocco. Like the rest of Byzantium and eastern Europe it was ultimately absorbed into the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century. The Despotate of Epiros illuminates part of Byzantine history and of the history of Greece in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Map: Epiros in the fourteenth century\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The restored Despotate 1267–1285\u003cbr\u003e 2. Epiros between Italy and Byzantium 1285–1306\u003cbr\u003e 3. French, Byzantines and Venetians in Epiros 1294–1318\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Italian inheritance: the Orsini family 1318–1337\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Byzantine restoration 1337–1348\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Serbian occupation 1348–1359\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Serbian Despotate of Ioannina and the Albanian Despotate of Arta 1359–1384\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Italian restoration: Esau Buondelmonti and Carlo Tocco 1384–1411\u003cbr\u003e 9. The reunited Despotate 1411–1429\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Turkish conquest and the end of the Despotate 1429–1479\u003cbr\u003e 11. The administration and the economy\u003cbr\u003e 12. The church and cultural life\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical tables\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], 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":45909134213400,"sku":"9780521130899","price":37.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521130899i_5cf1e3a4-d58e-4613-b507-cb8b8d14a262.jpg?v=1691372089","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-despotate-of-epiros-1267-1479-a-contribution-to-the-history-of-greece-in-the-middle-ages-paperback-9780521130899","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}