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Herrin, Judith

Women in Purple : Rulers of Medieval Byzantium

Phoenix Press, 2002

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Year of publication
2002
ISBN
184212529X
Place of printing
London
Author
Herrin, Judith
Publishers
Phoenix Press
Edition
Reprint
Keyword
Irene, Euphrosyne Theodora Byzantium BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

"Across four generations the Empresses Irene, Euphrosyne and Theodora wielded imperial sovreignty with consummate ruthlessness and skill over the vast empire of Byzantium in the eighth and ninth centuries.Their legacy was to restore the veneration of icons and, in doing so, ensure Byzantium's influence for centuries to come" 304p, plates (col) bibliography.index