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by Julian Romane Barnsley, Eng.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2020. Pp. xiv, 208+. Illus., apppends., references, biblio., index. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 1526782006 The Apex of Byzantine Power Between 959 and 1025 CE a series of exceptionally capable military and political leaders occupied the throne of the empire that we call “Byzantine,” but that its own Greek-speaking, Orthodox Christian people called “Romanía,” expressing their inheritance of the legacy of the Roman Empire. Under Nikephoros II Phokas (963-969), Ioannes (John) Tzimiskes (969-976), and ...

by Mark Hebblewhite New York: Routledge, 2020. Pp. xiv, 188. Illus., maps, chron., appends., notes, biblio., index. $160.00. ISBN: 1138102989 The Problem of Empire in the Age of Theodosius “The Great” “Depending on what source you read he was either a forgiving, benevolent, charitable, energetic, and courageous emperor who was diligent in his duties or a wrathful, indolent, and cruel tyrant, who was easily misled by those around him.” (p. 3) The Roman Emperor Theodosius I, who ruled from 379 to 395 CE, is often labeled as “the Great,” to distinguish him fro...