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George Akropolites: The History (Oxford Studies in Byzantium) 1st Edition

by Ruth Macrides (Translator)
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This is the first English translation and study of George Akropolites' History, the main Greek source for the history of Byzantium between 1204 and 1261. Akropolites relates what happened to Byzantium after the Latin conquest of its capital, Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. He narrates the fragmentation of the Byzantine world, describing how the newly established 'empire' in Anatolia prevailed over its foreign and Byzantine enemies to recapture the capital in 1261. Akropolites was an eyewitness to most of the events he relates and a man close to the emperors he served, and his account has therefore influenced modern perceptions of this period. It has been an essential source for all those studying the eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth century. However, until now historians have made use of his History without knowing anything about its author. Ruth Macrides remedies this deficiency by providing a detailed guide to Akropolites' work and an analysis of its composition, which places it in the context of medieval Greek historical writing.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0199210675
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0199210671
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    May 31, 2007
  6. Part of series
    Oxford Studies in Byzantium
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    9.21 x 1 x 6.14 inches
  9. Print length
    464 pages
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The first English translation of this unique source for thirteenth-century Byzantine history

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Ruth Macrides is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman, and Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 31, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199210675
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199210671
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.81 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.21 x 1 x 6.14 inches
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Stefano Nikolaou
5.0 out of 5 stars A Key Primary Source for the Not Quite Dead Byzantine Empire
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016
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George Akropolites is a Byzantine historian who wrote about events after 1204 to the recovery of Constantinople by Michael Palaeologus in 1261. For the second half of the history George Akropolites is an eyewitness to events.

Byzantium had a long and venerable historiographic tradition and my aim to collect all available translations. Fairly soon all works will be found in English. I baulked at the price. Oxford is addicted to releasing expensive books but I bought it nevertheless. What I found was an interesting and readable translation. I have read lots of accounts of the 'Nicean' Empire but there is no substitute for a primary source. There is a cast of thousands but the notes by Ruth Macrides helps to sort out who's who. I was especially interested in the confrontation with the Turks and the 'Nicean' Empire's relations with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Andrew J Ekonomou
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful translation
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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George Akropolites is one of the most important sources for the history of the Empire of Nicaea, one of the rump kingdoms set up by the Laskarids after the Latins took Constantinople in 1204. Professor Macrides has provided a superb translation of Akropolities's History along with copious notes and annotations and an excellent Introduction. This text is invaluable for any Byzantinist with an interest in the empire after the death blow which the Crusaders dealt it and from which it never fully recovered despite a cultural flowering during the Paleologan dynasty.
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