Women in Purple : : Rulers of Medieval Byzantium / / Judith Herrin.
In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses--Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora--changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come.In this exhilarating an...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 9 color illus. 5 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Family Tree and Maps
- Introduction
- 1. Constantinople and the world of Byzantium
- 2. Irene: the unknown empress from Athens
- 3. Euphrosyne: a princess born in the purple
- 4. Theodora: the Paphlagonian bride
- 5. Conclusion
- Sources and Notes
- Index