Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976-1025) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199279685)

This is the first book-length study in English of the Byzantine emperor Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer." Basil presided over a Byzantium which was the superpower of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the century before the Crusades. Catherine Holmes peels away the layers of later interpretations to reveal an empire that was governed by a potent mixture of subtle persuasion and brute force.

Author: Catherine Holmes
ISBN-10: 0199279683
ISBN-13: 9780199279685
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2006
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.93lbs
Size: 8.52h x 6.04w x 1.58d