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The Avar siege of Constantinople in 626 = history and legend /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Avar siege of Constantinople in 626/ by Martin Hurbanic.
Reminder of title:	history and legend /
Author:	Hurbanic, Martin.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2019.,
Description:	x, 361 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	History of Medieval Europe. -
Subject:	Istanbul (Turkey) -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16684-7
ISBN:	9783030166847

The Avar siege of Constantinople in 626 = history and legend /
Hurbanic, Martin.

The Avar siege of Constantinople in 626history and legend /[electronic resource] :by Martin Hurbanic. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - x, 361 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - New approaches to byzantine history and culture. - New approaches to byzantine history and culture..

1. Introduction -- 2. The Memory of the Siege -- 3. The Interpretation of the Siege -- 4. The Last War of Antiquity -- 5. The Siege in Context -- 6. The Army of Besiegers -- 7. The Fortress Constantinople -- 8. The Avars at the Gates -- 9. The Final Solution -- 10. Winners and Losers -- 11. From History to Legend -- 12. The Akathistos -- 13. The Sacred Iconography of the Siege -- 14. The Spiritual Arsenal of the Siege -- 15. Conclusion.

This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political, military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire. The siege put an end to the power politics and hegemony of the Avars in South East Europe and was the first attempt to destroy Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Besides the far-reaching military factors, the siege had deeper ideological effects on the mentality of the inhabitants of the Empire, and it helped establish Constantinople as the spiritual centre of eastern Christianity protected by God and his Mother. Martin Hurbanic discusses, from a chronological and thematic perspective, the process through which the historical siege was transformed into a timeless myth, and examines the various aspects which make the event a unique historical moment in the history of mankind - a moment in which the modern story overlaps with the legend with far-reaching effects, not only in the Byzantine Empire but also in other European countries.

ISBN: 9783030166847

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-16684-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1104867
History of Medieval Europe.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

714874
Istanbul (Turkey)

LC Class. No.: DR729 / .H873 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 949.61011

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