Overview
- A major new history by a renowned Byzantine scholar
Covers the entire period of the Byzantine empire
Includes social, economic, military and political aspects of the empire's history
Illustrated with halftones and maps
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Between AD 285, when Byzantium first separated from the Western Roman Empire, and 1461, when the last Byzantine splinter state disappeared, the Byzantine state and society underwent many crises, triumphs, declines and recoveries. Spanning twelve centuries and three continents, the Byzantine empire linked the ancient and modern worlds, shaping and transmitting Greek, Roman and Christian traditions - including the Greek classics, Roman law and Christian theology - that remain vigorous today, not only in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, but through western civilisation.
This book examines the causes behind Byzantium's successes, failures and remarkable longevity. The author shows how Byzantine political leadership, military strategy, cultural attitudes and social, institutional and demographic changes combined with the strengths and weaknesses of the empire's enemies to explain the paradoxes of Byzantium's long history.
This book examines the causes behind Byzantium's successes, failures and remarkable longevity. The author shows how Byzantine political leadership, military strategy, cultural attitudes and social, institutional and demographic changes combined with the strengths and weaknesses of the empire's enemies to explain the paradoxes of Byzantium's long history.
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WARREN TREADGOLD is Professor of Late Ancient and Byzantine History at Saint Louis University in the USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Concise History of Byzantium
Authors: Warren Treadgold
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-91153-0
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 288
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Ancient History