| Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire Subjects: Authority -- Social aspects -- Byzantine Empire -- History; Byzantine Empire -- Provinces -- History; Borderlands -- Byzantine Empire -- History; City and town life -- Byzantine Empire -- History; Byzantine Empire -- Social life and customs; Byzantine Emp; This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern Greece, Judith Herrin shows how the prestige of Constantinople was reflected in the military, civilian, and ecclesiastical officials sent out to govern the provinces. She evokes the ideology and culture of the center by examining different aspects of the imperial court, including diplomacy, ceremony, intellectual life, and relations with the church. Particular topics treat the transmission of mathematical manuscripts, the burning of offensive material, and the church's role in distributing philanthropy. Judith Herrin was Stanley J. Seeger Professor of Byzantine History, Princeton University, 1991-1995 and is Director for the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College, London. (Bowker Author Biography) |