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Title John II Komnenos, emperor of Byzantium : in the shadow of father and son / edited by Alessandra Bucossi and Alex Rodriguez Suarez
Published London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016

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Series Publications / Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London ; 17
Publications (King's College London. Centre for Hellenic Studies) ; 17
Contents Intro; John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium; Centre For Hellenic Studies King's College London Publications 17; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Map of the Byzantine Empire Under John II Komnenos; Life and Reign of John II Komnenos (1118-1143): A Chronology; 1. John II Komnenos: A Historiographical Essay; 2. John II Komnenos Before the Year 1118; 3. Narratives of John II Komnenos' Wars: Comparing Byzantine and Modern Approaches; 4. The Political Ideology of John II Komnenos; 5. The Triumph of 1133
6. Emperor John II's Encounters with Foreign Rulers7. From Greek into Latin: Western Scholars and Translators in Constantinople During the Reign of John II; 8. Literary Trends in the Constantinopolitan Courts in the 1120s and 1130s; 9. Seeking a Way out of the Impasse: The Filioque Controversy During John's Reign; 10. Architecture and Patronage in the Age of John II; 11. Imperial Impersonations: Disguised Portraits of a Komnenian Prince and his Father; 12. Coinage, Numismatic Circulation and Monetary Policy Under John II Komnenos (1118-1143); Bibliography; Index; Notes; Birth; The Coronation
John's Status in the Years 1092-1118Conclusions; Notes; Notes; Notes; The Realia of the Triumph; Topography; Composition; Ideology; Tradition and Innovation in the Prodromic Poems; The Context of the Triumph of 1133; Ekphrasis in Heroic Verses of the Procession of the Emperor Kyr John Komnenos on the Occasion of the Capture of Kastamon; Notes; Masoud I, Seljuk Sultan of Rum (1125/6); Stephen II, King of Hungary (1129); Leo II, Prince of Armenian Cilicia (1137-1139/40); Raymond of Antioch and Joscelin II of Edessa: The First Encounter (Autumn 1137); Raymond of Antioch
Joscelin II of Edessa: The Second Encounter (1138, April/May)Raymond of Antioch; Joscelin II of Edessa: The Third Encounter (1138, May/June); Conclusion; Notes; Cerbano Cerbani; James of Venice; Moses of Bergamo; Burgundio of Pisa; Conclusion; Notes; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Notes; Notes; Monetary Production; Numismatic Circulation; Monetary Policy; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Primary Sources; Secondary Literature
Summary "John II Komnenos ruled over the Byzantine Empire from 1118 to 1143. His contemporaries often describe him as the best emperor of his dynasty, the Komnenoi, and 'one of the best emperors of all time' (so wrote the famous historian Niketas Choniates). However, today John remains the least famous of the Komnenian emperors, overshadowed by his celebrated father, Alexios, and his legendary son, Manuel. How can the relative obscurity of this Emperor be explained in the light of his military successes, Byzantine territorial expansion in Asia Minor, and the construction of the most important monastic complex of twelfth-century Constantinople? Why has John been neglected by modern historians? What new historical evidence can lead to a reassessment of the achievements of his reign? This book sets out to answer these questions. It includes contributions both by leading experts on the period and by scholars at an earlier stage of their careers, combining overviews of the reign with detailed analysis of events and problematic issues. Coverage is interdisciplinary, from art history to literature, from theology to diplomatic history"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 20, 2016)
Subject John II Comnenus, Emperor of the East, 1087 or 1088-1143.
SUBJECT John II Comnenus, Emperor of the East, 1087 or 1088-1143 fast
Subject HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- History -- John II Comnenus, 1118-1143. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018504
Subject Byzantine Empire
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
Author Bucossi, Alessandra, 1974- editor.
Suárez, Alex R., editor.
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