Judith Herrin

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Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe Judith Herrin
A riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire
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The Formation of Christendom Judith Herrin
A groundbreaking history of how the Christian “West” emerged from the ancient Mediterranean world
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Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium Judith Herrin
Unrivalled Influence explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Written by one of the world's foremost historians of the Byzantine millennium, this landmark book...
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Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire Judith Herrin
This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern...
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Imago Dei: The Byzantine Apologia for Icons Jaroslav Pelikan
A sweeping account of the controversies surrounding the worship of images in the early Byzantine church
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Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire Judith Herrin
A captivating account of the legendary empire that made Western civilization possible
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Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium Judith Herrin
In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses—Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora—changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and...
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Ideas Podcast: Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, Judith Herrin

Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unriv... Read More

Judith Herrin on Ravenna At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unriv... Read More