Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th century AD : : political, diplomatic and cultural relations / / Georgios Kardaras.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, Volume 51
• VerfasserIn: Kardaras, Georgios,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English; Greek
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; Volume 51.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages).
• Notes: "This book was originally published in Greek, under the title: To Vyzantio kai hoi Avaroi, 6.-9. ai.: politikes, diplomatikes kai politismikes scheseis, by the National Hellenic Research Foundation - Institute for Byzantine Research (Athens, 2010)."

In this book, Georgios Kardaras offers a global view of the contacts between the Byzantine Empire and the Avar Khaganate, emphasizing the reconstruction of these contacts after 626 (when, in contrast to archaeological evidence, written sources are very few) and the definition of the possible channels of communication between the two powers. The author scrutinizes the political and diplomatic framework, and critically examines issues such as mutual influence on material culture and on warfare, reaching the conclusion that significant contact between Byzantium and the Avars can be proved up until 775.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Figures and Maps -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Byzantium and the Avars from 558 to 582 -- Byzantium and the Avars from 582 until 626 -- The Byzantine-Avar Relations after 626 -- The Archaeological Finds on the Byzantine-Avar Relations -- The Byzantine Finds and the Possible Channels of Communication between Byzantium and the Avars after 626 -- Byzantine-Avar Relations and Warfare -- Conclusion -- Figures -- Maps -- Back Matter -- Bibliography.