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Crawford Peter - Emperor Leo Iii The Isaurian Imperial Saviour Christian Icon Breaker? - Hardcover
Crawford Peter - Emperor Leo Iii The Isaurian Imperial Saviour Christian Icon Breaker? - Hardcover
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Description: The Roman Empire (long since ruled from Constantinople) was in a perilous and tumultuous position in the early eighth century. Surrounded by expansionist enemies most notably the Muslim Arab Umayyad Caliphate but also the Khazars Slavs Avars Bulgars and Lombards it was also riven by religious controversy and internal political instability. When a plot brought Leo III to the throne in 717, he was the fourth Emperor since Justinian II's assassination six years earlier. Within weeks of his accession he was faced with the year - long siege of his capital by the Arabs. The siege was eventually broken (with the help of the secret weapon Greek fire) but was only the first of many crises Leo faced in his twenty - four - year reign. His tenure saw a number of rebellions and Peter Crawford considers how Leo dealt with these (and the extent to which his own policies caused them). Space is given to the great religious development of his reign the initiation of Iconoclasm its impact on the empire and its tainting of the reputation of Leo and much of his dynasty. He also considers various aspects of Leo's administration: coinage provincial infrastructure civil law and foreign policy. This is a thorough and fascinating reassessment of a ruler who brought the Empire from the brink of extinction and maintained it through a time of real crisis.
Title: Emperor Leo Iii The Isaurian Imperial Saviour Christian Icon Breaker?
Author(s): Crawford Peter
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399072830
Pages: 352 Pages, 24 Mono
Publication Date: 12/30/2024
Category: Ancient History: To C 500 Ce
Description: The Roman Empire (long since ruled from Constantinople) was in a perilous and tumultuous position in the early eighth century. Surrounded by expansionist enemies most notably the Muslim Arab Umayyad Caliphate but also the Khazars Slavs Avars Bulgars and Lombards it was also riven by religious controversy and internal political instability. When a plot brought Leo III to the throne in 717, he was the fourth Emperor since Justinian II's assassination six years earlier. Within weeks of his accession he was faced with the year - long siege of his capital by the Arabs. The siege was eventually broken (with the help of the secret weapon Greek fire) but was only the first of many crises Leo faced in his twenty - four - year reign. His tenure saw a number of rebellions and Peter Crawford considers how Leo dealt with these (and the extent to which his own policies caused them). Space is given to the great religious development of his reign the initiation of Iconoclasm its impact on the empire and its tainting of the reputation of Leo and much of his dynasty. He also considers various aspects of Leo's administration: coinage provincial infrastructure civil law and foreign policy. This is a thorough and fascinating reassessment of a ruler who brought the Empire from the brink of extinction and maintained it through a time of real crisis.
Title: Emperor Leo Iii The Isaurian Imperial Saviour Christian Icon Breaker?
Author(s): Crawford Peter
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399072830
Pages: 352 Pages, 24 Mono
Publication Date: 12/30/2024
Category: Ancient History: To C 500 Ce
