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From Byzantium to Constantinople

An Urban History
BuchGebunden
288 Seiten
Englisch
Sydney University Presserscheint am05.12.2024
The foundation of Constantinople was a key moment in the political, cultural, and religious history of the ancient Mediterranean world, and its emergence as the capital of a Byzantine and Christian empire was a crucial influence in the subsequently separate developments of the eastern and western components of that world, down to the present day. Exploring the historical circumstances of the foundation and early development of the city, From Byzantium to Constantinople chronicles the emergence of a great metropolis in the context of imperial power and contributes to an understanding of one of the most significant of all European and Middle Eastern cities.mehr

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KlappentextThe foundation of Constantinople was a key moment in the political, cultural, and religious history of the ancient Mediterranean world, and its emergence as the capital of a Byzantine and Christian empire was a crucial influence in the subsequently separate developments of the eastern and western components of that world, down to the present day. Exploring the historical circumstances of the foundation and early development of the city, From Byzantium to Constantinople chronicles the emergence of a great metropolis in the context of imperial power and contributes to an understanding of one of the most significant of all European and Middle Eastern cities.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-758549-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
FormatGenäht
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum05.12.2024
Seiten288 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.60357108
Rubriken
GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface

List of Figures

I. From York to Byzantium

II. From Byzantium to Constantinople

III. Sources and Materials

IV. Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae

V. The Fourteen Regions

VI. Urban Development (1): The Severi to Constantine

VII. Urban Development (2): The Successors of Constantine

VIII. Urban Development (3): The Dynasty of Theodosius

IX. Other Monuments, Palaces and Churches

X. The Population of Constantinople

XI. From the New World

Abbreviations And Short Titles

Bibliographical References

Indexmehr

Autor

John Matthews is John M. Schiff Professor Emeritus of Classics and History at Yale University and the author of Empire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian and The Journey of Theophanes: Travel, Business and Daily Life in the Roman East.