Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• List of Boxes
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Introduction
  • Medieval and Modern Attitudes toward Byzantium
  • The Institutions of the Roman Empire
  • Christianity and the Christian Church
  • The Geographical Background of Byzantine History
  • Sources for Byzantine History
  • FURTHER READING
• 1 The Crisis of the Third Century
  • End of the Severan Dynasty and the Beginning of Anarchy
  • Attempts toward Recovery
  • Political, Economic, and Social Problems
  • Philosophy and Religion in the Third Century
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 2 The Revival under Diocletian
  • The Rise of Diocletian (284–305)
  • The Tetrarchy
  • Military Successes
  • The Position of the Emperor and his Court
  • Administrative Reforms
  • Military Reform
  • Economic Policies
  • Religion and Culture
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 3 The Age of Constantine the Great
  • The Rise of Constantine
  • Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312)
  • The “Conversion” of Constantine
  • The Undivided Reign of Constantine the Great
  • Secular Policies
  • The Founding of Constantinople (330)
  • Constantine’s Building Program
  • The Death of Constantine (337)
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 4 The Fourth Century: Constantius II to Theodosios I
  • The Sons of Constantine
  • Julian the Apostate (361–363)
  • Jovian (363–364)
  • Valentinian I (364–375) and Valens (364–378)
  • The Barbarian World
  • Christian Culture in the Fourth Century
  • The Germanic Peoples
  • The Battle of Adrianople (August 8, 378)
  • Theodosios the Great (379–395) and Gratian (375–383)
  • The Fourth Century as an Age of Change
  • Social and Economic Conditions
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 5 The Fifth Century
  • The House of Theodosios in the East
  • The Christological Controversy
  • Marcian and the Emperors of the Fifth Century
  • Anastasios I (491–519)
  • Religion and Society in the Fifth Century
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 6 The Age of Justinian
  • Background: The Reign of Justin I
  • Justinian and Theodora: Early Years to 532
  • The Nika Revolt
  • Aftermath: The Building Program
  • FURTHER READING
  • The Imperium Restored: Wars of Reconquest in the West
  • Theological Controversy
  • Continued Legal Activity
  • Later Years
  • Prokopios, the Secret History, and an Evaluation of the Reign of Justinian
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 7 The Byzantine “Dark Ages”: Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries
  • Aftermath of the Age of Justinian
  • Slavic Invasions and the Causes of the “Dark Ages”
  • Herakleios (610–641)
  • Theological Problems
  • The Arab Invasions
  • The Successors of Herakleios
  • Constantine IV (668–685)
  • Justinian II, First Reign (685–695)
  • Weak Emperors and Near Anarchy (695–717)
  • Social and Economic Changes
  • The Theme System and Administrative Reorganization
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 8 The Isaurian Dynasty and Iconoclasm
  • Leo III (717–741)
  • Ikons and the Theory of Ikons
  • The Outbreak of Iconoclasm
  • Constantine V (741–775)
  • Leo IV the Khazar (775–780)
  • The Reign of Irene and the First Restoration of Ikons
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• 9 Continued Struggle over Ikons
  • Nikephoros (802–811)
  • Michael I Rangabe (811–813)
  • Second Iconoclasm
  • The Amorian Dynasty
  • Theophilos (829–842)
  • The Restoration of Ikons
  • Ramifications of the End of Iconoclasm
  • The Mission to the Slavs
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 10 The Beginnings of the Macedonian Dynasty
  • The Reign of Basil I (867–886)
  • The Patriarch Photios
  • The Reign of Leo VI (886–912)
  • The Regency and Romanos Lekapenos
  • The Reign of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• 11 The Apogee of Byzantine Power
  • Nikephoros II Phokas (963–969) and John I Tzimiskes (969–973)
  • The Policies of Nikephoros II and John I Tzimiskes
  • The Reign of Basil II (976–1025)
  • Constantine VIII (1025–1028)
  • Constantine IX Monomachos (1042–1055) and Changes in the Structure of the State
  • The Division of the Churches (1054)
  • The Battle of Mantzikert (1071)
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• 12 The Komnenoi
  • Alexios Komnenos and the First Crusade
  • John II Komnenos (1118–1143)
  • Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180)
  • Andronikos Komnenos (1183–1185) and the Collapse of Central Authority
  • Changes in Byzantine Society and Culture
  • The Fourth Crusade
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• 13 The Aftermath of the Fourth Crusad
  • The Latin Empire and the Byzantine Successor States
  • The Reconquest of Constantinople
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• 14 The Beginnings of Decline
  • Andronikos II (1282–1328)
  • Civil War
  • Hesychasm and Social Unrest
  • Stephan Dušan and the Ascendancy of Serbia
  • The Economic Situation
  • Cultural Developments of the Fourteenth Century
  • Byzantium as an Ottoman Vassal: The Reign of John V
  • Manuel II Palaiologos (1391–1425)
  • FURTHER READING
• 15 The End of the Empire
  • The Reign of John VIII Palaiologos
  • The Despotate of the Morea in the Fifteenth Century
  • The Council of Ferrara–Florence and the Crusade of Varna
  • The Fall of the City
  • FURTHER READING
  • PRIMARY SOURCES IN TRANSLATION
• 16 Byzantium after the Fall of the City
  • The Byzantine Survivor States
  • Byzantine Christians under Ottoman Rule
  • Russia
  • The Continuation and Development of Byzantine Culture
  • The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
  • The Heirs of Byzantium
  • FURTHER READING
• Glossary
• General Bibliography
  • Primary Sources
  • General Works
  • The Early Byzantine Period (306–717)
  • The Middle Byzantine Period (717–1204)
  • The Late Byzantine Period (1204–1453)
  • Society and Economy
  • Byzantine Women
  • Balkans: Byzantium and the Slavs
  • Religion, Theology, and the Church
  • Intellectual History
  • Art and Archaeology
• A Selection of Primary Sources in English Translation
  • COLLECTIONS OF SOURCES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
  • TRANSLATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL SOURCES
• Byzantine Rulers
  • Western Empire
  • Eastern Empire*
  • Selected Foreign Rulers
• Comparative Chronology
• Electronic Resources
  • General Information about Byzantium
  • Sources for Byzantine History in Translation
  • Church
  • Byzantine Art
  • Byzantine Archaeology
• Index
• End User License Agreement

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