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Book Synopsis
Byzantium occupies an uncertain place in European history. Though often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world, Byzantium belongs in the mainstream history of Europe and the Mediterranean; its impact is still felt throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Trade Review
"The B.yzantines is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia." (Canadian Journal of History, winter 2009)

"Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire." (Anglo-Hellenic Review)



Table of Contents
Figures.

Maps.

Preface.

Abbreviations.

Acknowledgements.

1. What was Byzantium?.

2. The changing shape of Byzantium: from late antiquity to the tenth century.

3. The changing shape of Byzantium: from the tenth century to 1453.

4. The Byzantine mirage.

5. Ruling the Byzantine state.

6. An orthodox society?.

7. How people lived.

8. Education and culture.

9. Byzantium and Europe.

10. Byzantium and the Mediterranean.

Conclusion.

Chronology.

References.

Index

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 22 December 2006
      ISBN-13 9780631202622
      978-0631202622
      ISBN-10 0631202625

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Byzantium occupies an uncertain place in European history. Though often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world, Byzantium belongs in the mainstream history of Europe and the Mediterranean; its impact is still felt throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

      Trade Review
      "The B.yzantines is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia." (Canadian Journal of History, winter 2009)

      "Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire." (Anglo-Hellenic Review)



      Table of Contents
      Figures.

      Maps.

      Preface.

      Abbreviations.

      Acknowledgements.

      1. What was Byzantium?.

      2. The changing shape of Byzantium: from late antiquity to the tenth century.

      3. The changing shape of Byzantium: from the tenth century to 1453.

      4. The Byzantine mirage.

      5. Ruling the Byzantine state.

      6. An orthodox society?.

      7. How people lived.

      8. Education and culture.

      9. Byzantium and Europe.

      10. Byzantium and the Mediterranean.

      Conclusion.

      Chronology.

      References.

      Index

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