Byzantium and Bulgaria. A comparative study across the early medieval frontier

Robert Browning

 

Byzantium and Bulgaria

A comparative study across the early medieval frontier

 

Robert Browning

 

Maurice Temple Smith, London 1975

 

For Ruth

 

First published in Great Britain 1975

by Maurice Temple Smith Ltd

37 Great Russell Street, London WC1

© 1975 Robert Browning

ISBN 0 8511 7064 1

Printed in Great Britain by W & J Mackay Ltd, Chatham

 


 

Contents

 

Preface 13

 

1. Introduction 15

2. The Balkans in Late Antiquity and the Origin of Bulgaria

The Background 21

The Barbarian Invasions of the Fourth and Fifth Centuries 26

The Advent of the Slavs 30

The Origin of the Bulgarian State 45

Bulgaria and Byzantium in the Early Ninth Century 49

3. Bulgaro-Byzantine Relations in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries 54

4. The Land 79

5. Cities 89

6. Industry and Trade 102

7. Political Structure 116

8. Religion 140

9. Culture 170

10. Everyday Life 187

11. Conclusions 192

 

Chronological Table 201

Bibliography 207

Chapter Notes 211

Index 223

 


 

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