A Concise History of Byzantium - Hardcover

Treadgold, Warren T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333718291 ISBN 13: 9780333718292

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

Traces the history of the Byzantine empire from its split with Rome in 285 A.D. to its final defeat at the hands of the Turks in 1461 A.D., illuminating its remarkable role in preserving classical literature and thought.

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Review:

'Highly approachable...covers the entire span from the late Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople and beyond.' -- Times Literary Supplement

Synopsis:

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 12 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 civilization. This book examines the causes behind Byzantium's 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0333718291
• ISBN 13: 9780333718292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 273