Lexicon on the Chronicle of Morea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lexicon on the Chronicle of Morea write by W. J. Aerts. This book was released on 2002. Lexicon on the Chronicle of Morea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Introduction to the Chronicle of Morea
Introduction to the Chronicle of Morea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to the Chronicle of Morea write by John Schmitt. This book was released on 1904. Introduction to the Chronicle of Morea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Exchanges in Exoticism
Exchanges in Exoticism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Exchanges in Exoticism write by Megan Moore. This book was released on 2014-02-05. Exchanges in Exoticism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Charting important new territory within medieval gender studies, Megan Moore explores the vital role that women played in transmitting knowledge and empire within Mediterranean cross-cultural marriages. Whereas cross-cultural exchange has typically been understood through the lens of male-centered translation work, this study, which is grounded in the relations between the west and Byzantium, examines cross-cultural marriage as a medium of literary and cultural exchange, one in which women's work was equally important as men’s. Moore's readings of Old French and Medieval Greek texts reveal the extent to which women challenged the cultures into which they married and shaped their new courtly environments. Through the lens of medieval gender and postcolonial theory, Exchanges in Exoticism demonstrates how the process of cultural exchange – and empire building – extends well beyond our traditional assumptions about gender roles in the medieval Mediterranean.
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Dictionary of Byzantium write by John Hutchins Rosser. This book was released on 2012. Historical Dictionary of Byzantium available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Byzantine Empire dates back to Constantine the Great, the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, who, in 330 AD, moved the imperial capital from Rome to a port city in modern-day Turkey, which he then renamed Constantinople in his honor. From its founding, the Byzantine Empire was a major anchor of east-west trade, and culture, art, architecture, and the economy all prospered in the newly Christian empire. As Byzantium moved into the middle and late period, Greek became the official language of both church and state and the Empire's cultural and religious influence extended well beyond its boundaries. In the mid-15th century, the Ottoman Turks put an end to 1,100 years of Byzantine history by capturing Constantinople, but the Empire's legacy in art, culture, and religion endured long after its fall. In this revised and updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Byzantium, author John H. Rosser introduces both the general reader and the researcher to the history of the Byzantine Empire. This comprehensive dictionary includes detailed, alphabetical entries on key figures, ideas, places, and themes related to Byzantine art, history, and religion, and the second edition contains numerous additional entries on broad topics such as transportation and gender, which were less prominent in the previous edition. An expanded introduction introduces the reader to Byzantium and a guide to further sources and suggested readings can be found in the extensive bibliography that follows the entries. A basic chronology and various maps and illustrations are also included in the dictionary. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Byzantium.
Greek
Greek - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Greek write by Geoffrey Horrocks. This book was released on 2014-01-28. Greek available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. • Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language • Updated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia • Includes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages
