Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204: Power, Patronage and Ideology

by Barbara Hill

Book Overview

A consideration of the role of the imperial women of Byzantium in the period of the Crusades, Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204 addresses the important question of why women were able to wield immense power during the 11th century, yet lost their position of influence a century later.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138153877
• ISBN13: 9781138153875
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"