Emperor John II Komnenos : rebuilding new Rome 1118-1143 / Maximilian C.G. Lau.
"John II Komnenos was born into an empire on the brink of destruction, with his father Alexios barely preserving the empire in the face of civil wars and invasions. A hostage to crusaders as a child, married to a Hungarian princess as a teenager to win his father an alliance, and leading his ow...
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| Other title: | Rebuilding new Rome 1118-1143 |
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
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[2023]
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| Series: | Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Overshadowed by Father and Son? -- Sources: Problems and Opportunities -- Young Emperor John and the Rule of Constantinople -- The Horizons of 1118 -- Nomad Invasion -- Client Management and the Crisis of 1126 -- The Raškan Insurrection and the Hungarian War -- Betrayal and Conquest in Anatolia -- The Great Eastern Campaign for Cilicia and Syria -- The Last Campaigns -- Fortresses, the Provinces, and the Army -- The Church under John: Philanthropy and Ecumenism -- Conclusion: New Rome Rebuilt? | |
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