The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium
The Empire of Constantinople (1204-1228)
Biographical note
Filip Van Tricht, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of Ghent, is Guest Professor of Medieval History at the University of Ghent. He has published several articles dealing with aspects of thirteenth century Byzantium.
Readership
All those interested in the history of Byzantium, the history of the Crusades, the history of the Middle Ages, (geo)political and institutional history, the history of political thought.
Table of contents
Preface ... ix
Maps ... xi
Introduction ... 1
Prologue ... 15
Chapter One The Constitutional Treaties of 1204–1205: The Latin Restructuring of Byzantium ... 41
Chapter Two The Imperial Ideology ... 61
Chapter Three The Imperial Quarter ... 103
Chapter Four Imperial Authority within the Empire in Its Entirety ... 157
Chapter Five The Central Elite ... 251
Chapter Six Religion, Church and Empire ... 307
Chapter Seven The Byzantine Space ... 351
Chapter Eight The Latin Orient ... 433
Conclusion ... 473
Bibliography ... 483
Index ... 521
Maps ... xi
Introduction ... 1
Prologue ... 15
Chapter One The Constitutional Treaties of 1204–1205: The Latin Restructuring of Byzantium ... 41
Chapter Two The Imperial Ideology ... 61
Chapter Three The Imperial Quarter ... 103
Chapter Four Imperial Authority within the Empire in Its Entirety ... 157
Chapter Five The Central Elite ... 251
Chapter Six Religion, Church and Empire ... 307
Chapter Seven The Byzantine Space ... 351
Chapter Eight The Latin Orient ... 433
Conclusion ... 473
Bibliography ... 483
Index ... 521
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