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In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East. By 1079 it was a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by enemies on all sides. The History of Michael Attaleiates is our main source for this astonishing reversal. This translation, based on the most recent critical edition, includes notes, maps, and glossary.
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In 1039, Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East, controlling the Balkans south of the Danube and all of Asia Minor into Armenia and Syria. By 1079, it had become a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by powerful enemies on all sides.
The History by Michael Attaleiates is our main source for this astonishing reversal and offers a gripping narrative of the foreign and civil wars of those years. Attaleiates was a highly placed legal and military official of the empire with first-hand knowledge of the events he describes. He knew many of the emperors and includes an eyewitness account of the battle of Mantzikert (1071), where the Seljuk Turks crushed the Byzantine armies and opened the door for the permanent Turkish conquest of Asia Minor.
He also provides vivid narratives of civil unrest and decries the corruption and economic exploitation of his society, looking to the heroes of the Roman Republic for models of nobility.
Michael Attaleiates' History has never before been translated into English. The present translation, based on the most recent critical edition, makes the text accessible through its notes, maps, and glossary of Byzantine terms.
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The History by Michael Attaleiates provides a detailed account of Byzantium's decline from a major empire to a nation fighting for survival. The English translation closely adheres to the original 11th-century Greek text, with some adjustments made to enhance readability.
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ISBN: 9780674057999
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 November 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Illustration: 5 maps
Contributors:
- Translated by Anthony Kaldellis
- Translated by Dimitris Krallis
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 680g
Pages: 656
About the Author
Anthony Kaldellis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University. He is the author of many books, including The Christian Parthenon, Hellenism in Byzantium, and The Byzantine Republic, which have been translated into French, Greek, and Russian. Dimitris Krallis is Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University.
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