商品簡介
The aristocracy formed the social framework of the Byzantine Empire from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries, says Cheynet, but it would probably be a mistake to try to delineate it too closely, as its ranks could be entered through either heredity or capability, and its bottom side trailed off into other classes. Six essays consider the general characteristics of the aristocracy, and another eight their military role. Eight of 14 are in French. They were originally published between 1980 and 2003. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Jean-Claude Cheynet is Professor of Byzantine History at the UniversitAc de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), France, and Director of the Centre de recherche da€?Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance, at the CollA‥ge de France, France.
