Romanland : : Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium / / Anthony Kaldellis.

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 s...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Part I. Romans --
1. A History of Denial --
2. Roman Ethnicity --
3. Romanland --
Part II. Others --
4. Ethnic Assimilation --
5. The Armenian Fallacy --
6. Was Byzantium an Empire in the Tenth Century? --
7. The Apogee of Empire in the Eleventh Century --
Conclusion --
Abbreviations --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674239685
9783110610765
9783110664232
9783110610178
9783110606195
9783110652031
DOI:10.4159/9780674239685
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Anthony Kaldellis.