Julio César

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Judith Herrin, una de las más brillantes historiadoras del periodo medieval, nos descubre la trayectoria de tres soberanas únicas, cuyas vidas ilustran una etapa fascinante de la historia. A lo largo de varias generaciones, Irene, Eufronise y Teodora ejercieron la soberanía imperial con consumada habilidad a su manera: Irene dejó ciego a su hijo para aseguar su poder; su nieta Eufrosine fue rescatada del exilio para legitimar a un emperador usurpador e iconoclasista; y Teodora, reafirmó para siempre el papel tradicional de las imágenes en el este cristiano. Las emperatrices gobernaban...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Las aspiraciones de la curiosidad nos ofrece la visión de uno de los más prestigiosos historiadores de la ciencia a nivel mundial sobre el nacimiento y desarrollo de la investigación sistemática en Grecia, China y Mesopotamia. El profesor Lloyd examina en este libro qué factores contribuyeron a estimular o a refrenar el progreso de tales indagaciones y a qué intereses podía servir su avance o retroceso. ¿Quién marcaba la agenda? ¿Qué papel desempeñaba el Estado en el fomento, sostenimiento u obstaculización de las investigaciones en campos como la historiografía, la filosofía...