Author: Ronald A. Bleeker Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350279285 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 249
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The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the fifth century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the differing fates of the eastern and western parts of the empire. Taking a chronological approach, Bleeker guides us through what is known of Aspar's life and his changing influence in the eastern Roman army and court. Born and raised in Constantinople, Aspar primarily viewed and presented himself as a Roman general, consul, and senator. Yet he also stood outside the Roman mainstream in two important ways–as a member of the empire's “barbarian” military leadership and as a devout Arian Christian. Early chapters treat his formative military experiences with the Persians, a Roman usurper in Italy, the Vandals in Africa, and the Huns of Attila, while later chapters focus on Aspar's political role in resolving the two imperial succession crises that struck the eastern Roman empire in the mid-fifth century and his extended struggle to control the succession to Leo I. Bleeker builds on earlier studies in three ways. First, previous work has largely concentrated on the role of “barbarian” generals in the western Roman empire, while much less attention has been paid to similar figures (such as Aspar) in the east. Secondly, while important recent work has explored the prevalence of “child-emperors” in the late-fourth and early-fifth centuries, this book suggests a further evolution of the imperial role in the mid-fifth century. Finally, while previous studies of this period have focused on Aspar's late career role in the succession struggles, a full study allows us to see how and why his relations with other key figures within and outside the eastern Roman government changed over the course of his lengthy career.
Author: Raffaele D'Amato Publisher: ISBN: 9789623610896 Category : Byzantine Empire Languages : en Pages : 0
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Covers the soldiers and military forces of the Eastern Romans. This book delves into the inner workings of the Eastern Roman Empire and how it impacted upon the military forces. It features color plates which show soldiers or famous military leaders at important points in the history of the Byzantine Empire.
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: Andesite Press ISBN: 9781298794048 Category : Languages : en Pages : 554
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Author: Owen Rees Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350188662 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 265
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This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition – he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.
Author: John Bagnell Bury Publisher: ISBN: 9781316219171 Category : Byzantine Empire Languages : en Pages : 532
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The classical historian J. B. Bury (1861-1927) was the author of a history of Greece which was a standard textbook for over a century. He also wrote on the later history of the Roman empire, and, in this 1912 work, examines the Byzantine empire in the ninth century. The book is a continuation of his two-volume History of the Later Roman Empire of 1889, which covers the period from 395 to 800 (and is also reissued in this series), and reflects Bury's belief that the century-long so-called Amorian epoch 'is not a mere epilogue, and is much more than a prologue' between the better-known periods of Byzantine history that preceded and followed it. In this period, iconoclasm again became a cause of civil strife, and wars on the eastern frontier were a strain on the military resources of the empire, while at least two of the emperors were murdered.
Author: J. B. Bury Publisher: ISBN: 9781519620194 Category : Languages : en Pages : 404
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J.B. Bury was a celebrated historian who wrote around the turn of the 19th century. His classics on the Roman Empire and Greece still stand among the best texts on the classical civilizations.
Author: Donald Walter Baronowski Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 147250450X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 257
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Examines the complex reaction of the Greek historian Polybius to the expansion of Roman power, embracing admiration and support tempered by detachment of different kinds, personal, cultural, patriotic and intellectual.
Author: Teresa Ramsby Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1472504496 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 225
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Building on recent dynamic visual, literary and archaeological work on Roman freedmen, this book examines the impact of freed slaves on Roman society and culture.
Author: Ronald A. Bleeker
Author: Raffaele D'Amato
Author: J. B. Bury
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: Owen Rees
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Author: J. B. Bury
Author: Donald Walter Baronowski
Author: Teresa Ramsby
Author: James Allan Evans