The Byzantine aristocracy and its military function.075465902X The Byzantine aristocracy aristocracy (ăr'ĭstŏk`rəsē) [Gr.,=rule by the best], in political science, government by a social elite. In the West the political concept of aristocracy derives from Plato's formulation in the Republic. and its military function. Cheynet, Jean-Claude. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 378 pages $114.95 Hardcover Variorum collected studies series DF543 The aristocracy formed the social framework of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire, successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire. It was named after Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt (A.D. 330) as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. from the seventh to the fifteenth In music, a fifteenth (sometimes abbreviated 15ma) is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter or quadruple the frequency. It corresponds to two octaves. It is the fourth harmonic. centuries, says Cheynet, but it would probably be a mistake to try to delineate it too closely, as its ranks could be entered through either heredity heredity, transmission from generation to generation through the process of reproduction in plants and animals of factors which cause the offspring to resemble their parents. That like begets like has been a maxim since ancient times. or capability, and its bottom side trailed off into other classes. Six essays consider the general characteristics of the aristocracy, and another eight their military role. Eight of 14 are in French. They were originally published between 1980 and 2003. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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