Basil II and the governance of Empire (976-1025)
By: Catherine Holmes.
Series: Oxford studies in Byzantium
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 640
Subjects: Basil II, Emperor of the East, ca. 958-1025.; Scylitzes, John, fl. 1081.; Emperors -- Byzantine Empire -- Biography.; Byzantine Empire -- History -- Basil II Bulgaroctonus, 976-1025.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basil's reign in modern and medieval historical literature; title: Basil II and John Skylitzes : the historian's career and working methods; title: Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes : textual analysis; title: Basil II and the testimony of John Skylitzes : contexts; title: The revolts of Skleros and Phokas : historiography and the Skleros Manifesto; title: Administration and Imperial authority on the eastern frontier; title: Administration and Imperial authority on Byzantium's western frontiers; title: The reign of Basil II : a reconstruction.