The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842: Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of IconoclasmRoutledge, 23 mrt 2016 - 532 pagina's Modern historiography has become accustomed to portraying the emperor Theophilos of Byzantium (829-842) in a favourable light, taking at face value the legendary account that makes of him a righteous and learned ruler, and excusing as ill fortune his apparent military failures against the Muslims. The present book considers events of the period that are crucial to our understanding of the reign and argues for a more balanced assessment of it. The focus lies on the impact of Oriental politics on the reign of Theophilos, the last iconoclast emperor. After introductory chapters, setting out the context in which he came to power, separate sections are devoted to the influence of Armenians at the court, the enrolment of Persian rebels against the caliphate in the Byzantine army, the continuous warfare with the Arabs and the cultural exchange with Baghdad, the Khazar problem, and the attitude of the Christian Melkites towards the iconoclast emperor. The final chapter reassesses the image of the emperor as a good ruler, building on the conclusions of the previous sections. The book reinterprets major events of the period and their chronology, and sets in a new light the role played by figures like Thomas the Slav, Manuel the Armenian or the Persian Theophobos, whose identity is established from a better understanding of the sources. |
Inhoudsopgave
Unrest at the Eastern Border | |
THE ARMENIAN COURT | |
The Armenian Marriage of Theophilos | |
The Elusive Manuel the Armenian | |
The Daughter of Constantine VI and her Stepson | |
Opposition to the Emperor | |
Byzantine Expeditions in Western Armenia Between 834 and 836 | |
The Second Triumph of Theophilos in 837 | |
Theophilos Defeat at Anzes and the Capture of Amorion in 838 | |
Theophilos Last Years | |
THE KHAZAR FLANK | |
Rus Slavs and Bulgars in the Steppes | |
THE MELKITES | |
CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH THE ARABS | |
SUPPORTING THE PERSIAN UPRISING AGAINST THE ABBASIDS | |
Nasr the Khurramite | |
Theophobos and his Father | |
A Persian Basileus? | |
WARFARE AGAINST THE ARABS | |
Campaigning in Cilicia and Cappadocia in 830833 | |
Epilogue The Image of Theophilos as a Ruler | |
A Chronology of Theophilos Reign | |
Abbreviations | |
Bibliography | |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842: Court and Frontier in ... Juan Signes Codoñer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2016 |
The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842: Court and Frontier in ... Professor Juan Signes Codoñer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2014 |
The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842: Court and Frontier in ... Professor Juan Signes Codoñer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2014 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Abasgians Abbās Abbasid Abū Afshin Alexios Amorion Anatolia Anzes appears appointed Arab Armenian army Arsamosata Bābak Baghdad Bardanes Bosworth Byzantine territory Byzantium caliph campaign of Theophilos Cappadocia Chabot Chapter Charsianon Christian Cilician command considered Constantine Constantine VI Constantinople Cont Continuator and Genesios dating defeat embassy emir emperor Theophilos empire expedition fact fortress historians icon worship iconoclast iconophile imperial Islam kaisar khaganate Khazars Khurramites Leo the Armenian Leo’s Loulon Ma'mun Manuel Melitene Melkite mentioned Michael II Michael the Syrian military Mu'taşim Muslim narrative Naṣr Nikephoros ninth century passage patriarch PBE s.v. perhaps Persian Petronas phoideratoi PmbZ probably rebel reference region reign of Theophilos Roman Sarkel says sent Signes Codoñer 1995 Sozopetra strategos Ṭabari Theodore Theophilos Theophobos Thomas the Slav took tourmarches trans Treadgold 1988 troops Vasiliev αὐτοῦ δε ἐν κατα προς τε τῆς τοῦ τῷ τῶν