Imperial Women in Byzantium 1 : Power, Patronage and Ideology, Hardcover by Hill, Barbara, ISBN 1138153877, ISBN-13 9781138153875, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A consideration of the role of the imperial women of Byzantium in the period of the Crusades, Imperial Women in Byzantium 1 addresses the important question of why women were able to wield immense power during the 11th century, yet lost their position of influence a century later.