Authority in Byzantine Provincial Society, 950 1100

By Leonora Neville

Book Overview

Acting essentially to maintain power and collect taxes, the emperors of the Byzantine Empire (ca. 950-1100) did not attempt to govern provincial society. As a result, provincial households took advantage of this situation by competing for local control over each other whenever they could. This book describes the power-holders in the central provinces in a detailed comparison of the provincial strength of the imperial government and the mechanics of local authority.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521101174
• ISBN13: 9780521101172
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"