Ruth Macrides

Ruth Iouliani (Juliana) Macrides (1 October 1949 – 27 April 2019) was a UK-based historian of the Byzantine Empire. At the time of her death, she was Reader in Byzantine Studies at the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham. She was an expert in Byzantine history, culture and politics, particularly of the mid-later Byzantine period, and on the reception of Byzantium in Britain and Greece.

Ruth Juliana Macrides
Born(1949-10-01)1 October 1949
Died27 April 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 69)
Academic background
EducationKing's College, London
Thesis"A translation and historical commentary of George Akropolites' History" (1978)
Doctoral advisorDonald Nicol
Academic work
Institutions
Main interests
Notable worksGeorge Akropolites: The History
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