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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