John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History 811-1057: Translation and Notes (Hardcover)

John Skylitzes extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of t... John Skylitzes extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057 and provides the only surviving continuous narrative of the late tenth and... more

This book is a translation of the earliest account of Russia offering valuable... This book is a translation of the earliest account of Russia offering valuable insights into the country s history and culture. With detailed notes and an introduction by Richard Henry Major it is an essential resource for scholars of Russian history.... more

While an exile from Constantinople the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary a... While an exile from Constantinople the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources... more

This comprehensive collection of colonial-era documents sheds light on New Yor... This comprehensive collection of colonial-era documents sheds light on New York s early history. The documents include official correspondence diaries newspaper articles and other written records as well as notes and commentary by the editors. The... more

Expanded and updated for this English-language translation Pandora s Daughters... Expanded and updated for this English-language translation Pandora s Daughters is the first history of women in ancient Greece and Rome to be written from a legal perspective. Moving outward from an examination of the legal evidence--the laws governing... more