mikeaztec

The Arab Siege of Constantinople, 717-18 What follows bellow is the original draft of a the cover article I wrote for Early Medieval Warfare magazine a few years ago, sometime in the future I wou...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/the-arab-siege-of-constantinople-717-18/

Sorry once again for my neglect of the blog. I do have an excuse; I just wrote a book on Procopius for Amsterdam University Press, which was published on June first and I have been editing a mass...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/finding-mr-or-mrs-right-marriage-alliances-in-the-age-of-theodora/

Here is a draft of a recent review I have written: enjoy! This illuminating collection of essays surveys ‘visual media in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages (p. 5),’ from a variety of m...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/review-of-graphic-signs-of-identity-faith-and-power-in-late-antiquity-and-the-early-middle-ages/

Once again, I must apologise for my lack of recent posting. To keep everyone updated, it looks as though I will finally get to publish my book on Procopius. Since the contract has not been signed...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/review-of-motions-of-late-antiquity-essays-on-religion-politics-and-society-in-honour-of-peter-brown/

Just got back from giving a paper in Kalamazoo Michigan. I have been very busy teaching and proofing some forthcoming articles so have neglected the blog. To remedy this I am attaching the paper ...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/fine-line-between-fear-in-courage-in-book-iii-of-procopiuss-vandalic-wars/

    Inspired by the work of David Parnell on the complex social webs among Justinian’s generals, I am thinking of examining the social networks among generals during the reigns of Anastasios ...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2017/01/08/justin-i-dumb-uncle-or-byzantine-trump/

Ï am headed to give a paper in Kalamazoo next May. Jon Arnold was kind enough to invite me to his session on barbarians and barbarian kingdoms. I am also just finishing up with the final proofs ...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/headed-to-the-zoo/

Okay, that title sounds a bit dramatic. At the moment I am teaching the medieval and early Modern World. Since it is outside of my specialty I am writing a short introduction to each lecture. I h...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/climate-plague-and-the-end-of-the-middle-ages/

Originally posted on viceandvirtueblog : July 9th, 1937 ‘Toffs and Toughs’ Harrow School Boys beside local working class (credit: Rare Historical Photos) ? I live in a house divided. But tha...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/a-cry-against-anti-intellectualism/

In, Ennobling Love: In Search of a New Sensibility, C. Stephen Jaeger famously explores the gradual transformation of the concept of love in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages. Jaeger argues ...

https://mikeaztec.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/love-and-sex-in-the-high-middle-ages/