What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue: Byzantine Empire, AD 330-1453 (What Life Was Like)
معرفی کتاب «What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue: Byzantine Empire, AD 330-1453 (What Life Was Like)» نوشتهٔ by Time-Life Books (Author, Editor), Ellen Anker (Editor)، منتشرشده توسط نشر Time Life Education در سال 1998. این کتاب در فرمت pdf، زبان انگلیسی ارائه شده است.
Chronicles the glittering and treacherous history of the Byzantine Empire, including art, trade, religion, and the intrigues of the imperial court Review from Amazon: The book "What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue - Byzantine Empire AD 330-1453" truly does justice to its title. It tells the story of Byzantium through richly informative and very colorful images and fascinating articles. There is not a page in the book without at least one photo of a Byzantine sculpture, building, mosaic, tapestry, or jewel. What is refreshing is that all of these images were produced in Byzantium, so this book allows the reader to form a perception of Byzantium based on images that Byzantines made themselves. As well, this book is a well-organized thematic introduction to life in Byzantium. It includes sections on the origins of Byzantium, Imperial Women, Luxury goods, Soldiers, Religion, the End of the Empire, and much more. If you want to have an enjoyable, educational and fun introduction to Byzantine Civilization, I highly recommend this book to you Vida e Sociedade entre o Esplendor e a Intriga centra-se nas vidas quotidianas dos habitantes de Constantinopla, a capital bizantina, bem como de outras provncias do imprio na Europa e na sia Menor. A partir de cartas contemporneas, dirios, documentos eclesisticos e da corte, e ainda de outras fontes histricas chegaram at ns relatos fascinantes de pessoas comuns e de reis, entre os quais Constantino I, o poderoso soberano que cortou com a tradio romana e autorizou os cristos a praticar a sua religio abertamente; o pobre soldado temtico Mousslis, que quase sofreu uma vida de privaes apenas por ter perdido o seu cavalo; e a imperatriz Zoe, que chocou os seus sbditos repetidamente devido ao seu comportamento escandaloso. A acompanhar a narrativa podemos observar fotografias a cores de mosaicos reluzentes, baixos-relevos esculpidos em marfim, tapearias magnficas e pormenores de pinturas e iluminuras do perodo que contribuem para dar vida aos habitantes de Bizncio e os lugares e os vrios acontecimentos descritos. No incio do livro existe uma introduo e uma cronologia que facilitam a compreenso geral de todo o perodo. Reunidos de forma original e cativante, cada pormenor, imagem e facto histrico oferecem-lhe uma experincia nica a compreenso de como era a vida quotidiana neste perodo.A informao est agrupada nos seguintes cap Entre o Oriente e o OcidenteResumo e Tabela Cronolgica- As Duas Metades de Deus- Todas as Bnos- Defesa do Imp Os Pais de Bizncio- As Imperatrizes Bizantinas- O Comrcio de Luxo- Abandonar o Mundo Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453 By The Editors Of Time-life Books. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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