The History of Leo the Deacon: Byzantine Military Expansion in the Tenth Century

The History of Leo the Deacon: Byzantine Military Expansion in the Tenth Century image
ISBN-10:

0884023060

ISBN-13:

9780884023067

Released: Jan 05, 2006
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
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Description:

Leo's firsthand experience of the campaigns and courts of two Byzantine emperors provides vivid descriptions of sieges, pitched battles, and ambushes. His account of the conspiracy against Nikephoros II Phokas, murdered as he slept on the floor in front of his icons, is one of the most dramatic in Byzantine narrative histories. Alice-Mary Talbot and Denis Sullivan, with the assistance of George T. Dennis and Stamatina McGrath, include an extensive introduction and detailed notes to guide the reader through the complex chronology, geography, and text of the History. Also included are five maps, two genealogical tables, and four indexes.











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