Georgia Southern University
Exonerating Manuel I Komnenos: Byzantine Foreign Policy (1143-1180)
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Manuel I of Byzantium (1143-80) has been unfairly judged as misguided, reckless, and, ultimately, as a failure. This work endeavors to refute the claims that Manuel's imperial policy lacked any coherent strategy, and that Byzantium simply reacted to external stimuli. The most ambitious aim of this thesis is to present a cogent analysis of Manuel's imperial policy to demonstrate the emperor's efficacy and strategic flexibility. The perception, generally accepted by historians, that Manuel left his empire exhausted and vulnerable to outside aggression is also seriously challenged. Regardless of Manuel's defeat at Myriokephalon in 1176, he could claim that the empire was stronger than it had been in over a century.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in History (M.A.)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis (open access)
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Department of History
- Year dc:date.available
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Gentry, Darryl Keith, II
- Contributors dc:contributor
-
- Kathleen M. Comerford
- Michael J. Decker
Subjects
dc:subject × 7Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/22
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1021