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The Byzantine Republic: People and Power in New Rome

By Anthony Kaldellis

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780674735866
DOI
10.4159/harvard.9780674735866
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1820843 bytes)
Pages
274\308
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 09:13:02

Description

Scholars have long claimed that the Eastern Roman Empire, a Christian theocracy, bore little resemblance to ancient Rome. Here, Anthony Kaldellis reconnects Byzantium to its Roman roots, arguing that it was essentially a republic, with power exercised on behalf of, and sometimes by, Greek-speaking citizens who considered themselves fully Roman.

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