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BEING BYZANTINE
In , the Byzantine empire was conquered by troops from
western Europe ostensibly taking part in the Fourth Crusade. This
was a hugely significant event for the subjects of the empire, radically
altering the Byzantines’ self-image and weakening their state for the
later conflict with the Ottoman Turks. Using the theory of ethnicity –
paratively recent tool with regard to the pre-modern era – Gill
Page provides fresh insight into the late Byzantine period, providing
a corrective to nationalistic interpretations of the period of Frankish
rule and more broadly to generally held assumptions of ethnic hos-
tility in the period. A systematic analysis of texts in Greek from the
period –, from both ends of the social spectrum, is backed
up by an in-depth study of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese to reveal
the trends in the development of Byzantine identity under the impact
of the Franks.
gill page studied Classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, before
beginning a career in museum education. pleting an MA in
Medieval History at the University of Manchester, Dr Page went on
plete a doctorate at the University of Leeds.
BEING BYZANTINE
Greek identity before the Ottomans
GILL PAGE
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