Der Kaiser und Konstantinopel

Titel: Der Kaiser und Konstantinopel : Kommunikation und Konfliktaustrag in einer spätantiken Metropole
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Veröffentlicht: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2013
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (722 p.)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Deutsch
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mehrbändiges Werk:
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies ; 44
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ISBN: 9783110265903 ; 9783110266887
Zusammenfassung: 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.