Imperial Women in Byzantium 1025-1204: Power, Patronage, and Ideology

by Barbara Hill

Book by Hill, Barbara

Genres: History, Nonfiction

245 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ruben]

If you confuse names a lot, good luck reading this one…

[Joshua]

Feeling like my guy on the cover after finishing this one

[Eileen Iciek]

This book provides a wonderful insight into the women of the Byzantine empire from 1025 to 1204. Exceptionally well written for a book by an academic, the prose reads easily without much professorial pomposity. For those interested in Byzantine history, particularly the Comnene era, the author explains with clear details how a number of mid-11th century women brought about the changes needed to recover from 50 years of incompetent rulers. I cannot recommend it highly enough!