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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453

Historiography, Topography, and Military Studies

By: Marios Philippides,Walter K. Hanak

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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453

Historiography, Topography, and Military Studies

By: Marios Philippides,Walter K. Hanak

This major study is a comprehensive scholarly work on a key moment in the history of Europe, the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The result of years of research, it presents all available sources along with critical evaluations of these narratives. The authors have consulted texts in all relevant languages, both those that remain only in manuscript and others that have been printed, often in careless and inferior editions. Attention is also given to 'folk history' as it evolved over centuries, producing prominent myths and folktales in Greek, medieval Russian, Italian, and Turkish folklore. Part I, The Pen, addresses the complex questions introduced by this myriad of original literature and secondary sources.

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1317016084

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The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

State Power from Assyria to Byzantium

By: Ian Morris,Walter Scheidel

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The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

State Power from Assyria to Byzantium

By: Ian Morris,Walter Scheidel

The world's first known empires took shape in Mesopotamia between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, beginning around 2350 BCE. The next 2,500 years witnessed sustained imperial growth, bringing a growing share of humanity under the control of ever-fewer states. Two thousand years ago, just four major powers--the Roman, Parthian, Kushan, and Han empires--ruled perhaps two-thirds of the earth's entire population. Yet despite empires' prominence in the early history of civilization, there have been surprisingly few attempts to study the dynamics of ancient empires in the western Old World comparatively. Such grand comparisons were popular in the eighteenth century, but scholars then had only Greek and Latin literature and the Hebrew Bible as evidence, and necessarily framed the problem in different, more limited, terms. Near Eastern texts, and knowledge of their languages, only appeared in large amounts in the later nineteenth century. Neither Karl Marx nor Max Weber could make much use of this material, and not until the 1920s were there enough archaeological data to make syntheses of early European and west Asian history possible. But one consequence of the increase in empirical knowledge was that twentieth-century scholars generally defined the disciplinary and geographical boundaries of their specialties more narrowly than their Enlightenment predecessors had done, shying away from large questions and cross-cultural comparisons. As a result, Greek and Roman empires have largely been studied in isolation from those of the Near East. This volume is designed to address these deficits and encourage dialogue across disciplinary boundaries by examining the fundamental features of the successive and partly overlapping imperial states that dominated much of the Near East and the Mediterranean in the first millennia BCE and CE. A substantial introductory discussion of recent thought on the mechanisms of imperial state formation prefaces the five newly commissioned case studies of the Neo-Assyrian, Achaemenid Persian, Athenian, Roman, and Byzantine empires. A final chapter draws on the findings of evolutionary psychology to improve our understanding of ultimate causation in imperial predation and exploitation in a wide range of historical systems from all over the globe. Contributors include John Haldon, Jack Goldstone, Peter Bedford, Josef Wiesehöfer, Ian Morris, Walter Scheidel, and Keith Hopkins, whose essay on Roman political economy was completed just before his death in 2004.

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Oxford University Press

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0199888175

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9780199888177

The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages

By: Walter Ullmann

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The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages

By: Walter Ullmann

This book reveals how the medieval papacy grew from modest beginnings into an impressive institution in the Middle Ages and deals with a wide field. It charts the history of the papacy and its relations to East and West from the 4th to the 12th centuries, embraces such varied subjects as law, finance, diplomacy, liturgy, and theology. The development of medieval symbolism is also discussed as are the view of eminent political scientists of the period. This re-issues reprints the revised, 3rd edition of 1970.

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1135026300

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Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

A Late Byzantine Scholar, Warlord, and Prelate

By: Marios Philippides,Walter K. Hanak

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Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

A Late Byzantine Scholar, Warlord, and Prelate

By: Marios Philippides,Walter K. Hanak

A member of the imperial Palaiologan family, albeit most probably illegitimate, Isidore became a scholar at a young age and began his rise in the Byzantine ecclesiastical ranks. He was an active advocate of the union of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches in Constantinople. His military exploits, including his participation in the defence of Constantinople in 1453, provide us with eyewitness accounts. Without doubt he travelled widely, perhaps more so than any other individual in the annals of Byzantine history: Greece, Asia Minor, Sicily, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and Italy. His roles included diplomat, high ecclesiastic in both the Orthodox and Catholic churches, theologian, soldier, papal emissary to the Constantinopolitan court, delegate to the Council of Florence, advisor to the last Byzantine emperors, metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia, and member of the Vatican curia. This is an original work based on new archival research and the first monograph to study Cardinal Isidore in his many diverse roles. His contributions to the events of the first six decades of the quattrocento are important for the study of major Church councils and the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. Isidore played a crucial role in each of these events.

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1351214888

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The Province of Buenos Aires and Argentine Politics, 1912-1943

By: Richard J. Walter

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The Province of Buenos Aires and Argentine Politics, 1912-1943

By: Richard J. Walter

A political history of Argentina's wealthiest, largest and most populous province.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521523338

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9780521523332

Sharks of the Mediterranean

An Illustrated Study of All Species

By: Alessandro De Maddalena,Harald Bänsch,Walter Heim

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Sharks of the Mediterranean

An Illustrated Study of All Species

By: Alessandro De Maddalena,Harald Bänsch,Walter Heim

This comprehensive study of sharks of the Mediterranean Sea provides a great deal of information about shark biology, human-shark interactions, recent research, and ecology and conservation in the region. The authors cover classification, common names, morphology, size, reproduction, diet, habitat, distribution, behavior, status and references to source materials for 50 species. Illustrations include dozens of rare photos and detailed author drawings.

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235

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McFarland

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1476622949

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Greek Theatre between Antiquity and Independence

By: Walter Puchner,Andrew White

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Greek Theatre between Antiquity and Independence

By: Walter Puchner,Andrew White

The first history of Greek theatre from Hellenistic times to the foundation of Modern Greece, marked by significant discontinuities.

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Cambridge University Press

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110705947X

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The Avars

A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822

By: Walter Pohl

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The Avars

A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822

By: Walter Pohl

Though the book was first published in German in 1988, this English version includes many revisions and updates and will be the definitive English-language study of the Avar empire for years to come. It will be invaluable for those interested in medieval history or in the impact of nomadic steppe empires on sedentary civilizations." ― Choice The Avars arrived in Europe from the Central Asian steppes in the mid-sixth century CE and dominated much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. Fierce warriors and canny power brokers, the Avars were more influential and durable than Attila's Huns, yet have remained hidden in history. Walter Pohl's epic narrative, translated into English for the first time, restores them to their rightful place in the story of early medieval Europe. The Avars offers a comprehensive overview of their history, tracing the Avars from the construction of their steppe empire in the center of Europe; their wars and alliances with the Byzantines, Slavs, Lombards, and others; their apex as the first so-called barbarian power to besiege Constantinople (in 626); to their fall under the Frankish armies of Charlemagne and subsequent disappearance as a distinct cultural group. Pohl uncovers the secrets of their society, synthesizing the rich archaeological record recovered from more than 60,000 graves of the period, as well as accounts of the Avars by Byzantine and other chroniclers. In recovering the story of the fascinating encounter between Eurasian nomads who established an empire in the heart of Europe and the post-Roman Christian cultures of Europe, this book provides a new perspective on the origins of medieval Europe itself.

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Cornell University Press

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1501729411

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9781501729416

Two Renaissance Book Hunters

The Letters of Poggius Bracciolini to Nicolaus de Niccolis ; Translated from the Latin and Annotated

By: Poggio Bracciolini,Niccolò Niccoli,Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordan

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Two Renaissance Book Hunters

The Letters of Poggius Bracciolini to Nicolaus de Niccolis ; Translated from the Latin and Annotated

By: Poggio Bracciolini,Niccolò Niccoli,Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordan

A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla

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023109633X

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9780231096331

The Alexandreis

A Twelfth-Century Epic

By: Walter Chatillon

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The Alexandreis

A Twelfth-Century Epic

By: Walter Chatillon

Walter of Châtillon’s Latin epic on the life of Alexander the Great was a twelfth- and thirteenth-century “best-seller:” scribes produced over two hundred manuscripts. The poem follows Alexander from his first successes in Asia Minor, through his conquest of Persia and India, to his progressive moral degeneration and his poisoning by a disaffected lieutenant. The Alexandreis exemplifies twelfth-century discourses of world domination and the exoticism of the East. But at the same time it calls such dreams of mastery into question, repeatedly undercutting as it does Alexander’s claims to heroism and virtue and by extension, similar claims by the great men of Walter’s own generation. This extraordinarily layered and subtle poem stands as a high-water mark of the medieval tradition of Latin narrative literature. Along with David Townsend’s revised translation, this edition provides a rich selection of historical documents, including other writings by Walter of Châtillon, excerpts from other medieval Latin epics, and contemporary accounts of the foreign and “exotic.”

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Broadview Press

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1770480676

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9781770480674

The Life of J. M. W. Turner

Founded on Letters and Papers Furnished by His Friends and Fellow Academicians

By: Walter Thornbury

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The Life of J. M. W. Turner

Founded on Letters and Papers Furnished by His Friends and Fellow Academicians

By: Walter Thornbury

A pioneering two-volume biography (1862) exploring the genius of this Romantic landscape and historical painter, printmaker and Royal Academician.

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1108059422

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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453

The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453

The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

The Dynamics of Ancient Empires

The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages

The Growth of Papal Government in the Middle Ages

Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462)

The Province of Buenos Aires and Argentine Politics, 1912-1943

The Province of Buenos Aires and Argentine Politics, 1912-1943

Sharks of the Mediterranean

Sharks of the Mediterranean

Greek Theatre between Antiquity and Independence

Greek Theatre between Antiquity and Independence

The Avars

The Avars

Two Renaissance Book Hunters

Two Renaissance Book Hunters

The Alexandreis

The Alexandreis

The Life of J. M. W. Turner

The Life of J. M. W. Turner

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