Description: Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood : The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 . to the First Crusade, Paperback by Kaldellis, Anthony, ISBN 0190053208, ISBN-13 9780190053208, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests: first in the southeast against the Arabs, then in Bulgaria, and finally in the Georgian and Armenian lands. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the
Mediterranean. It was also expanding economically, demographically, and, in time, intellectually as well. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later, when political disunity, fiscal mismanagement, and defeat at the hands of the Seljuks in the east and the Normans in the
west brought an end to Byzantine hegemony. By 1081, not only was its dominance of southern Italy, the Balkans, Caucasus, and northern Mesopotamia over but Byzantiums very existence was threatened.
How did this dramatic transformation happen? Based on a close examination of the relevant sources, this history-the first of its kind in over a century-offers a new reconstruction of the key events and crucial reigns as well as a different model for understanding imperial politics and wars, both
civil and foreign. In addition to providing a badly needed narrative of this critical period of Byzantine history, Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood offers new interpretations of key topics relevant to the medieval era. The narrative unfolds in three parts: the first covers the years , a
period of imperial conquest and consolidation of authority under the great emperor Basil "the Bulgar-Slayer." The second (1) examines the dispersal of centralized authority in Constantinople as well as the emergence of new foreign enemies (Pechenegs, Seljuks, and Normans). The last section
chronicles the spectacular collapse of the empire during the second half of the eleventh century, concluding with a look at the First Crusade and its consequences for Byzantine relations with the powers of Western Europe. This briskly paced and thoroughly investigated narrative vividly brings to
life one of the most exciting and transformative eras of medieval history.
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Book Title: Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood : The Rise and Fall of Byzantium
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood : the Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A. D. to the First Crusade
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Ancient / Greece
Item Height: 1.2 in
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Anthony Kaldellis
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
