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This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised A History of Byzantium covers the time of Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography Incorporates a new section on web resources for Byzantium studies Demonstrates that Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and ancient and modern society Situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes.
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- Höfundur: Timothy E. Gregory
- Útgáfa:2
- Útgáfudagur: 2011-08-26
- Blaðsíður: 480
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781444359978
- Print ISBN: 9781405184717
- ISBN 10: 1444359975
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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