{"product_id":"byzantium-in-the-time-of-eric-mcgeer-9789004418943","title":"Byzantium in the Time of Troubles: The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057-1079)","description":"The years before and after the battle of Mantzikert (1071) mark a turning point in the history of the Byzantine Empire. The invasions of the Seljuk Turks in the east and the encroachment of the Normans from the west altered the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and forced the Byzantines to confront new threats to their survival. These threats came at a time when internal rivalries made an effective military response all but impossible and led to a significant transformation of the Byzantine polity under the Komnenoi.\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eContinuation\u003c\/i\u003e of the \u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e of John Skylitzes, now translated for the first time, provides a contemporary view of these troubled times. An extension of the principal source for the middle Byzantine period, and a subtle reworking of the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e of Michael Attaleiates, the \u003ci\u003eContinuation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a high court official's narrative of the events and personages that shaped the course of Byzantine history on the eve of the Crusades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric McGeer,John Nesbitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004418946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004418943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Eric McGeer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47637344518399,"sku":"9789004418943","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78626ff5-3c3b-49f3-ae3f-8500fbd5fe2f.jpg?v=1765115585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/byzantium-in-the-time-of-eric-mcgeer-9789004418943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}