Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus (Penguin Classics)
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| Management number | 237171977 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$6.28 | Model Number | 237171977 | ||
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A vivid account of the decline of the Byzantine Empire after the death of Basil II in 1025 A.D. After fifty glorious years as sole emperor, the death of Basil II ushered in decades of turbulence, corruption, and incompetence. Michael Psellus, one of the greatest courtiers and men of letters of the age, chronicled the following half-century of extraordinary decline.His vivid and forceful account, full of psychological insight and deep understanding of power politics, is a historical and literary document of the first importance. Recent scholars have shattered forever the view that the Byzantine Age was just a shabby and disreputable appendage to the Roman Empire; Psellus, a man of striking refinement and humanity, both portrays and exemplifies at its best the Byzantine way of life. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0140441697 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0140441697 |
| Edition | Revised ed. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| Dimensions | 7.64 x 5.54 x 0.97 inches |
| Grade level | 12 and up |
| Item Weight | 1.1 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 400 pages |
| Publication date | December 20, 1979 |
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