Description
Book SynopsisThis volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps.
Trade Review"
The Byzantines is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia." (
Canadian Journal of History, winter 2009)
Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize
"Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire." (Anglo-Hellenic Review)
Table of ContentsList of Figures vi
List of Maps vii
Preface viii
Acknowledgements xiii
Abbreviations xv
1 What was Byzantium? 1
2 The Changing Shape of Byzantium: From Late Antiquity to 1025 20
3 The Changing Shape of Byzantium: From 1025 to 1453 40
4 The Byzantine Mirage 63
5 Ruling the Byzantine State 78
6 An Orthodox Society? 96
7 How People Lived 116
8 Education and Culture 133
9 Byzantium and Europe 163
10 Byzantium and the Mediterranean 179
Conclusion 197
Chronology 199
References 207
Notes 229
Index 260
