{"product_id":"fourteen-byzantine-rulers-michael-psellus-9780140441697","title":"Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the decline of the Byzantine Empire after the death of Basil II in 1025 A.D. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter fifty glorious years as sole emperor, the death of Basil II ushered in decades of turbulence, corruption, and incompetence. Michael Psellus, one of the greatest courtiers and men of letters of the age, chronicled the following half-century of extraordinary decline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis vivid and forceful account, full of psychological insight and deep understanding of power politics, is a historical and literary document of the first importance. Recent scholars have shattered forever the view that the Byzantine Age was just a shabby and disreputable appendage to the Roman Empire; Psellus, a man of striking refinement and humanity, both portrays and exemplifies at its best the Byzantine way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Psellus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140441697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140441697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.54w x 0.97d","brand":"Michael Psellus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448714801407,"sku":"9780140441697","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c657c7f2-2a6e-406b-835a-389227ce13d5.jpg?v=1777260169","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fourteen-byzantine-rulers-michael-psellus-9780140441697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}