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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hurbanič, Martin. Éditeur scientifique
Titre(s) : The Avar siege of Constantinople in 626 [Texte imprimé] : history and legend / Martin Hurbanič
Publication : Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, copyright [2019]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x, 361 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Collection : New approaches to Byzantine history and culture
Lien à la collection : New approaches to Byzantine history and culture
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant
events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political,
military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire. The siege put
an end to the power politics and hegemony of the Avars in South East Europe and was
the first attempt to destroy Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Besides the far-reaching military factors, the siege had deeper ideological effects
on the mentality of the inhabitants of the Empire, and it helped establish Constantinople
as the spiritual centre of eastern Christianity protected by God and his Mother. Martin
Hurbanič discusses, from a chronological and thematic perspective, the process through
which the historical siege was transformed into a timeless myth, and examines the
various aspects which make the event a unique historical moment in the history of
mankind - a moment in which the modern story overlaps with the legend with far-reaching
effects, not only in the Byzantine Empire but also in other European countries
Sujet(s) : Histoire militaire -- Constantinople (Turquie) -- 7e siècle
Relations militaires -- Empire avar -- Empire byzantin -- 7e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030166847. - ISBN 3030166848. - ISBN 9783030166830 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45794044t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45794044
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Introduction ; 2. The Memory of the Siege ; 3. The Interpretation of the Siege
; 4. The Last War of Antiquity ; 5. The Siege in Context ; 6. The Army of Besiegers
; 7. The Fortress Constantinople ; 8. The Avars at the Gates ; 9. The Final Solution
; 10. Winners and Losers ; 11. From History to Legend ; 12. The Akathistos ; 13.
The Sacred Iconography of the Siege ; 14. The Spiritual Arsenal of the Siege ; 15.
Conclusion.
