{"title":"Shaun Tougher","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"generalship-in-ancient-greece-rome-and-byzantium-book-shaun-tougher-9781474459952","title":"Military Leadership from Ancient Greece to Byzantium","description":"Considers the ideals and realities of generalship across the Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds  Addresses a neglected aspect in the study of ancient warfare Analyses views generated in different ancient cultures about the theory and practice of generalship Brings together the latest research on generalship from a wide spectrum of academic experts Contains discussion of the theory and practice of generalship in other contemporary cultures including Persia, Arabia and China  This volume is unique in addressing a key aspect of ancient warfare across a broad chronological and cultural span, focusing on generalship from Archaic Greece to the Byzantine Empire in the twelfth century AD. Across this broad span, it explores a range of ideas on how to be a successful general, showing how the art of generalship   a profession that has been occupied variously by the political elite, the mercenary soldier and the eunuch   evolved and adapted to shifting notions of how a good military leader should act.  Highlighting developments and continuities in this age-old profession across the Graeco-Roman world, this volume brings together the latest research on generalship from both established and new voices. The chapters examine both ideals of generalship and specific examples of generals, considering the principles underpinning the roles they played and the qualities desired in them. They discuss in particular the intersection between military and political roles, the addresses delivered by generals to their troops, the virtue of courage and the commemoration of victory as well as defeat. In addition, contributors consider cross-cultural comparisons of generalship, with specific chapters devoted to Persian, Arab and Chinese views.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49750150578449,"sku":"NGR9781474459952","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51028225229073,"sku":"NIN9781474459952","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1474459951.jpg?v=1780566632"},{"product_id":"emperor-in-the-byzantine-world-book-shaun-tougher-9780367660604","title":"The Emperor in the Byzantine World","description":"The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties and aspects of the imperial office\/role, but there remains no equivalent to Fergus Millar’s The Emperor in the Roman World (from which the proposed volume takes inspiration for its title and scope). The oddity of a lack of a general study of the Byzantine emperor is compounded by the fact that a series of books devoted to Byzantine empresses was published in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Thus it is appropriate to turn the spotlight on the emperor.     Themes covered by the contributions include: questions of dynasty and imperial families; the imperial court and the emperor’s men; imperial duties and the emperor as ruler; imperial literature (the emperor as subject and author); and the material emperor, including imperial images and spaces.     The volume fills a need in the field and the market, and also brings new and cutting-edge approaches to the study of the Byzantine emperor. Although the volume cannot hope to be a comprehensive treatment of the emperor in the Byzantine world it aims to cover a broad chronological and thematic span and to play a vital part in setting the agenda for future work. The subject of the Byzantine emperor has also an obvious relevance for historians working on rulership in other cultures and periods.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51001637830929,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51001640222993,"sku":"NIN9780367660604","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52532355924241,"sku":"NLS9780367660604","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0367660601.jpg?v=1751357600"},{"product_id":"eunuch-in-byzantine-history-and-society-book-shaun-tougher-9780415594790","title":"The Eunuch in Byzantine History and Society","description":"The existence of eunuchs was one of the defining features of the Byzantine Empire. Covering the whole span of the history of the empire, from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries AD, Shaun Tougher presents a comprehensive survey of the history and roles of eunuchs, making use of extensive comparative material, such as from China, Persia and the Ottoman Empire, as well as about castrato singers of the eighteenth century of Enlightenment Europe, and self-castrating religious devotees such as the Galli of ancient Rome, early Christians, the Skoptsy of Russia and the Hijras of India.  The various roles played by eunuchs are examined. They are not just found as servile attendants; some were powerful political players – such as Chrysaphius who plotted to assassinate Attila the Hun – and others were prominent figures in Orthodoxy as bishops and monks. Furthermore, there is offered an analysis of how society thought about eunuchs, especially their gender identity - were they perceived as men, women, or a third sex?   The broad survey of the political and social position of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire is placed in the context of the history of the eunuch in general. An appendix listing key eunuchs of the Byzantine Empire describing their careers is included, and the text is fully illustrated.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51002247414033,"sku":"NIN9780415594790","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51346831606033,"sku":"NGR9780415594790","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52431986524433,"sku":"NLS9780415594790","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0415594790.jpg?v=1751229930"},{"product_id":"julian-the-apostate-book-shaun-tougher-9780748618873","title":"Julian the Apostate","description":"This new study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. The figure of Julian demands the attention of historians. As the last pagan Roman Emperor, he provides a focus for studying the religious transformations that were taking place in the empire in the fourth century. Further, his secular policies and concerns concentrate attention on other transformations -- social and political -- within the period. Notably, Julian elicited sharply divided opinion from his contemporaries, which is largely polarised between pagan supporters and Christian opponents. Such division of opinion is also matched by the modern literature on him. Was he the prospective saviour of the Roman Empire, or was he out-of-touch and living in the past? Was he an evangelist for Mithraism, or an altogether more traditional pagan? Was he a shrewd military man, or a rash risk-taker whose luck spectacularly ran out on his Persian expedition? These questions and more are asked and discussed, allowing students to reach their own verdict on this exciting and controversial emperor. Key Features: *Issues of historical significance are identified and discussed *Key passages of text are gathered and accessible in one volume *Modern interpretations of Julian are presented and considered","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51503544566033,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51503545483537,"sku":"CIN0748618872VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51836745154833,"sku":"GOR010355380","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0748618872.jpg?v=1780566645"},{"product_id":"studies-in-byzantine-history-and-culture-book-shaun-tougher-9789004703827","title":"Studies in Byzantine History and Culture","description":"This book celebrates one of the foremost Byzantinists, Paul Magdalino. It consists of 25 chapters by peers, friends and former students. The chapters reflect Magdalino’s own research interests, most notably Constantinople itself, and span from late antiquity to the modern world.  Particular themes within the book are the topography and monuments of Constantinople, relations between Byzantium and the West, the recasting of Byzantium in the ‘Dark Age’, and literary culture and society under the Macedonian and Komnenian dynasties. The volume is not just a celebration of Magdalino’s work but an important contribution to the study of Byzantine history and culture.  Contributors are Christine Angelidi, Michael Angold, Marie-France Auzépy, T.S. Brown, John Burke, J.-C. Cheynet, Evangelos Chrysos, James Crow, Michael Featherstone, Stathis Gauntlett, John Haldon, Elizabeth Jeffreys, Michael Jeffreys, Anthony Kaldellis, Michel Kaplan, Lenia Kouneni, Marc D. Lauxtermann, Nina Macaraig, Athanasios Markopoulos, Rosemary Morris, Margaret Mullett, Paolo Odorico, Eleftheria Papagianni, Roger Scott, Paul Stephenson, Shaun Tougher, Paul Tuffin, and Kostas Zafeiris.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51641465700625,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51641465995537,"sku":"NIN9789004703827","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9004703829.jpg?v=1780653192"},{"product_id":"roman-castrati-book-shaun-tougher-9781350188235","title":"The Roman Castrati","description":"As the Roman empire expanded eastwards, Rome began to encounter foreign powers which used eunuchs in the roles of court attendants, religious figures and teachers. Initially an alien and unacceptable practice, the use of eunuchs in Roman society increased with the emergence of the Roman Emperors. Sporus was the young lover of Nero, and in the later Empire Eutropius was the only eunuch ever to be consul. More surprisingly, eunuchs such as the orator Favorinus could be free citizens, and the reconquest of Italy under Justinian I was led by a eunuch, Narses. In this incisive and perceptive volume, Shaun Tougher examines themes of castration, sex, slavery and political power through such notable individual figures in Roman history.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52407792009489,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52407792566545,"sku":"NLS9781350188235","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781350188235.jpg?v=1758773220"},{"product_id":"eunuch-in-byzantine-history-and-society-book-shaun-tougher-9780415425247","title":"The Eunuch in Byzantine History and Society","description":"Covering the span of the history of the empire, from the 4th to the 15th centuries AD, this book presents a survey of the history and roles of eunuchs, and about castrato singers of the eighteenth century of Enlightenment Europe, and self-castrating religious devotees, such as the Galli of ancient Rome, early Christians, and the Skoptsy of Russia.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52521760194833,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52521760391441,"sku":"NLS9780415425247","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780415425247.jpg?v=1760572489"},{"product_id":"emperor-in-the-byzantine-world-book-shaun-tougher-9781138218680","title":"The Emperor in the Byzantine World","description":"The volume fills a need in the field and the market, and also brings new and cutting edge approaches to the study of the Byzantine emperor.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52614402408721,"sku":"NLS9781138218680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53036091965713,"sku":"NIN9781138218680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781138218680.jpg?v=1761521122"},{"product_id":"roman-castrati-book-shaun-tougher-9781847251688","title":"The Roman Castrati","description":"As the Roman empire expanded eastwards, Rome began to encounter foreign powers which used eunuchs in the roles of court attendants, religious figures and teachers. Initially an alien and unacceptable practice, the use of eunuchs in Roman society increased with the emergence of the Roman Emperors. Sporus was the young lover of Nero, and in the later Empire Eutropius was the only eunuch ever to be consul. More surprisingly, eunuchs such as the orator Favorinus could be free citizens, and the reconquest of Italy under Justinian I was led by a eunuch, Narses. In this incisive and perceptive volume, Shaun Tougher examines themes of castration, sex, slavery and political power through such notable individual figures in Roman history.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52684752945425,"sku":"NLS9781847251688","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781847251688.jpg?v=1762323755"},{"product_id":"generalship-in-ancient-greece-rome-and-byzantium-book-shaun-tougher-9781474459945","title":"Generalship in Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantium","description":"This volume is unique in addressing a key aspect of ancient warfare across a broad chronological and cultural span, focusing on generalship from Archaic Greece to the Byzantine Empire in the twelfth century AD. Across this broad span, it explores a range of ideas on how to be a successful general, showing how the art of generalship - a profession that has been occupied variously by the political elite, the mercenary soldier and the eunuch - evolved and adapted to shifting notions of how a good military leader should act. Highlighting developments and continuities in this age-old profession across the Graeco-Roman world, this volume brings together the latest research on generalship from both established and new voices. The chapters examine both ideals of generalship and specific examples of generals, considering the principles underpinning the roles they played and the qualities desired in them. They discuss in particular the intersection between military and political roles, the addresses delivered by generals to their troops, the virtue of courage and the commemoration of victory as well as defeat. In addition, contributors consider cross-cultural comparisons of generalship, with specific chapters devoted to Persian, Arab and Chinese views.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52999858946321,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52999858979089,"sku":"NIN9781474459945","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781474459945.jpg?v=1771504173"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-shaun-tougher.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}