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- Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium
- Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on citations
- Main characters and genealogical tables
- Note on Nikephoros and Bryennios
- Introduction
- Part I Contexts
- Chapter 1 Twelfth-century politics and the House of Komnenos
- Chapter 2 Writing history in twelfth-century Constantinople
- Chapter 3 Nikephoros's reading
- Chapter 4 Sources for the Material for History
- Part II Readings in the Material for History
- Part III The Material for History in twelfth-century politics and culture
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2 Vocabulary of virtue
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 2 - Writing history in twelfth-century Constantinople
from Part I - Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2012
- Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium
- Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on citations
- Main characters and genealogical tables
- Note on Nikephoros and Bryennios
- Introduction
- Part I Contexts
- Chapter 1 Twelfth-century politics and the House of Komnenos
- Chapter 2 Writing history in twelfth-century Constantinople
- Chapter 3 Nikephoros's reading
- Chapter 4 Sources for the Material for History
- Part II Readings in the Material for History
- Part III The Material for History in twelfth-century politics and culture
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2 Vocabulary of virtue
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century ByzantiumThe Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios, pp. 29 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012