Der Kaiser und Konstantinopel Kommunikation und Konfliktaustrag in einer spätantiken Metropole
How did a Late Roman emperor stay on the throne? His position was always precarious, and in contrast to a modern hereditary monarch he could always lose power or even his life to a usurper. The Eastern emperors resided in Constantinople from 395 to 624 without a break. This book shows how they sough...
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| Format: | eBook |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2013
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| Series: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | How did a Late Roman emperor stay on the throne? His position was always precarious, and in contrast to a modern hereditary monarch he could always lose power or even his life to a usurper. The Eastern emperors resided in Constantinople from 395 to 624 without a break. This book shows how they sought the support of the army, the populace, the clergy and the capital`s elite, how they gained it, and how they sometimes lost it. The result is a new picture of the socio-political system of Constantinople and of the Late Roman Empire in general. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (722 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110265903 9783110266887 |