Der Kaiser und Konstantinopel

Kommunikation und Konfliktaustrag in einer spätantiken Metropole

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Author(s)
Pfeilschifter, Rene
Language
German
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Abstract
How did a Late Roman emperor stay on the throne? His position was always precarious, and in contrast to a modern hereditary monarch he could always lose power or even his life to a usurper. The Eastern emperors resided in Constantinople from 395 to 624 without a break. This book shows how they sought the support of the army, the populace, the clergy and the capital`s elite, how they gained it, and how they sometimes lost it. The result is a new picture of the socio-political system of Constantinople and of the Late Roman Empire in general.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51701
Keywords
Emperor; Roman Empire; Late Antiquity; Byzantine Empire; Political System
DOI
10.1515/9783110266887
ISBN
9783110266887, 9783110265903, 9783110266887
Publisher
De Gruyter
Publisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/
Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2013
Series
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies, 44
Classification
Ancient history
History and Archaeology
CE period up to c 1500
Pages
722
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/