Kaldellis, Anthony
Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674986510
- author:
- Kaldellis, Anthony
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 392
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimetres (0.67 kg
- Genre:
- History, Ancient, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The identity of the eastern empire's ruling majority has long been obscured behind a name created by later generations. In reality, historical evidence suggests that Byzantium's ethnic majority would have identified as Roman. This label was so strong in the eastern empire that even the conquering Ottomans eventually adopted it. Anthony Kaldellis argues that Western scholarship has deliberately mislabeled the ethnicity of this population for political reasons. By examining the history of identity labels, Kaldellis investigates why this mislabeling occurred and makes a compelling case for taking the Roman identity of these so-called "Byzantines" seriously. Understanding the nature of Roman ethnic identity is crucial to appreciating the processes of assimilation that led to the absorption of foreign and minority groups into the dominant ethnic group. This book provides a fresh perspective on the complex history of the eastern empire, shedding new light on the identity of its ruling majority.
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