Publication

1993 - Clarendon Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

85,500 words, Guess

Page Count

342 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1601957
  • LibraryThing1859582

Classifications

  • DDC949.5/03
  • LCCDF547.L37 L5413 1993

Description

This is the first full scholarly study of the relations between Byzantium and the Crusader States of Syria and Palestine. Ralph-Johannes Lilie sets out to explore the policies and principles which shaped contacts between the Eastern Empire, the Crusader States, and the nations of Western Europe whence the Crusaders came. He traces the actions of Byzantium Emperors in the twelfth century as they sought to keep control of the crusading armies within their territories and to maintain their positions with respect to the west, and shows how mutual suspicion and attempts at co-operation ended in downright emnity. Originally published to much acclaim in Germany, Byzantium and the Crusader States has been revised for the English edition by Professor Lilie, and a lucid and scholarly translation provided by J. C. Morris and Jean E. Ridings.

Subjects

Topics

CrusadesCrusades.Latin orientForeign relationsByzantine empire, politics and governmentByzantine Empire -- Foreign relations -- 1081-1453.Byzantine Empire -- Foreign relations -- Latin Orient.

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