Kings, Courtiers and Imperium - The Barbarian West, AD 565-725 (Hardcover)

This work constitutes an appraisal of the development of kingship and royal administration in the kingdoms which, by the seventh century AD, had been established in the former Western Roman Empire. By viewing the seventh century in its own terms, and providing a detailed critique of the primary sources, the author sets out to show that kings were stronger than has often been thought, and their administration more sophisticated. A feature of his analysis is its setting of the evidence for early Anglo-Saxon England alongside that relating to the continental kingdoms. The evolution of governmental structures in a period increasingly remote from the imperial past is traced, as is the relationship of the "barbarian" kingdoms to the Byzantine Empire, and it is argued that, despite emergent differences between the kingdoms, many of their administrative institutions continued to be influenced by a common inheritence of Roman traditions.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	June 1997
Authors:	P.S. Barnwell
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-2763-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-7156-2763-5
Barcode:	9780715627631

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