Constantinople : capital of Byzantium / Jonathan Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Istanbul (Turkey)--History--To 1453.

Istanbul (Turkey).

Istanbul (Turkey)--Civilization.

Civilization.

Turkey--Istanbul.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 288 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

Jonathan Harris' new edition of the Choice Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field, Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople, Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city, More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera: charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people: and the Crusades, Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 City of wonders 1

2 Founding fathers 19

3 The God-guarded city 39

4 Palaces and power 57

5 Churches and monasteries 77

6 'Two thirds of the wealth of this world' 95

7 Democracy 113

8 Outsiders 131

9 The Latin interlude 149

10 Indian summer 167

11 The ruin of Byzantine Constantinople 185

12 Byzantine Constantinople today 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474254656

1474254659

9781474254649

1474254640

OCLC:

956501998