Women in purple : rulers of medieval Byzantium
Herrin, Judith, 1942-2001
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Women in Purple introduces three women. Between 780 and 856, Irene, Euphrosyne and Theodora gained unprecedented power as Empresses of the Byzantine Empire and played a crucial role in the religious politics of this period.
Main title:
Women in purple : rulers of medieval Byzantium / Judith Herrin.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001.
Collation:
xi, 304p., [8]p. of plates : col. ill., geneal. table, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297643340 (hbk)
Dewey class:
949.502092949.502
Language:
English
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BRN:
2059298