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- catalog abstract ""The reign of Manuel I (1143-1180) marked the high point of the revival of the Byzantine empire under the Comnenian dynasty. It was however followed by a rapid decline, leading to the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. This book, the first devoted to Manuel's reign for over 80 years, reevaluates the emperor and his milieu in the light of recent scholarship. It shows that his foreign policy was a natural response to the Western crusading movement and the expansionism of the German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. It also shows that what he ruled was more than the impoverished rump of a once great empire, or a society whose development had been arrested by a repressive regime. The twelfth century is presented here as a distinctive, creative phase in Byzantine history, when the empire maintained existing traditions and trends while adapting to a changing world"--Publisher's website.".
- catalog alternative "Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180".
- catalog contributor b4064142.
- catalog coverage "Byzantine Empire History Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180.".
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description ""The reign of Manuel I (1143-1180) marked the high point of the revival of the Byzantine empire under the Comnenian dynasty. It was however followed by a rapid decline, leading to the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. This book, the first devoted to Manuel's reign for over 80 years, reevaluates the emperor and his milieu in the light of recent scholarship. It shows that his foreign policy was a natural response to the Western crusading movement and the expansionism of the German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. It also shows that what he ruled was more than the impoverished rump of a once great empire, or a society whose development had been arrested by a repressive regime. The twelfth century is presented here as a distinctive, creative phase in Byzantine history, when the empire maintained existing traditions and trends while adapting to a changing world"--Publisher's website.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-535) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction. Problems and sources -- The Comnenian empire between East and West -- Constantinople and the provinces -- The Comnenian system -- Government -- The guardians of Orthodoxy -- The emperor and his image -- Appendix 1. The poems of 'Manganeios Prodromos' -- Appendix 2. Lay officials in synodal lists of the Comnenian period -- Appendix 3. Magnate 'patrons' under Manuel named in verse collections.".
- catalog extent "xix, 557 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521305713".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Byzantine Empire History Manuel I Comnenus, 1143-1180.".
- catalog subject "949.5/03 20".
- catalog subject "DF607 .M34 1993".
- catalog subject "Manuel I Comnenus, Emperor of the East, approximately 1120-1180.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. Problems and sources -- The Comnenian empire between East and West -- Constantinople and the provinces -- The Comnenian system -- Government -- The guardians of Orthodoxy -- The emperor and his image -- Appendix 1. The poems of 'Manganeios Prodromos' -- Appendix 2. Lay officials in synodal lists of the Comnenian period -- Appendix 3. Magnate 'patrons' under Manuel named in verse collections.".
- catalog title "Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180".
- catalog title "The empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180 / Paul Magdalino.".
- catalog type "text".