Social and Political Thought in Byzantium. From Justinian I to the last Palaeologus. Passages from Byzantine writers and documents. Translated with an introduction and notes. - BARKER, E.,
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?As Byzantine history becomes more widely known (?) classical scholars are in a position to appreciate more and more the vital role played by the classical tradition in providing a living source from which the national consciousness could draw enduring strength. Byzantine national pride in the intellectual and political achievements of Greece and Rome, and the ability of the classical tradition to absorb the new ethnic elements which came into the Empire, formed one of the well-recognised sources of the strength of Byzantium; and it was thanks to the preservation of the political tradition that our Greek heritage was transmitted to us. Sir Ernest Barker?s new book (?) makes it possible for the first time for English readers to find, within one volume, a representative collection of the documents which exemplify the continuity of the classical tradition in the Byzantine polity. Both secular and ecclesiastical sources are presented. Each translation is prefaces by an explanatory introduction in which, thanks to...
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Oxford, 1957. 1st ed. XVI,239p. Original blue gilt titled cloth.Antiquarian
?As Byzantine history becomes more widely known (?) classical scholars are in a position to appreciate more and more the vital role played by the classical tradition in providing a living source from which the national consciousness could draw enduring strength. Byzantine national pride in the intellectual and political achievements of Greece and Rome, and the ability of the classical tradition to absorb the new ethnic elements which...
?As Byzantine history becomes more widely known (?) classical scholars are in a position to appreciate more and more the vital role played by the classical tradition in providing a living source from which the national consciousness could draw enduring strength. Byzantine national pride in the intellectual and political achievements of Greece and Rome, and the ability of the classical tradition to absorb the new ethnic elements which...
