Judith Herrin

"Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences" Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium; and The Formation of Christendom...

Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; and Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium (all Princeton). She lives in Oxford, England. A groundbreaking history...

"Winner of the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize" "Winner of the PROSE Award in European History, Association of American Publishers" "Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize, Wolfson Foundation" "Shortlisted for the London Hellenic Prize, The Hellenic Centre" "Longlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill University" Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Byzantium: The Surprising...