The Cambridge history of the Byzantine Empire c. 500-1492 / edited by Jonathan Shepard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shepard, Jonathan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--History--1081-1453.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 1207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It offers clear, authoritative chapters on the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on particular outlying regions, neighbouring powers or aspects of Byzantium. With aids such as a glossary, an alternative place-name table and references to English translations of sources, it will be valuable as an introduction. However, it also offers stimulating new approaches and important new findings, making it essential reading for postgraduates and for specialists.

Contents:

Pt. I. The earlier empire c. 500-c. 700. Justinian and his legacy (500-600) / Andrew Louth

Eastern neighbors. Persia and the Sasanian monarchy (224-651) / Zeev Rubin

Armenia (400-600) / R.W. Thomson

The Arabs to the time of the Prophet / Lawrence I. Conrad

Western approaches (500-600) / John Moorhead

Byzantium transforming (600-700) / Andrew Louth

Pt. II. The middle empire c. 700-1204. State of emergency (700-850) / Marie-France Auzépy

After iconoclasm (850-886) / Shaun Tougher

Religious missions / Sergey A. Ivanov

Armenian neighbours (600-1045) / T.W. Greenwood

Confronting Islam : emperors versus caliphs (641-c. 850) / Walter E. Kaegi

Western approaches (700-900) / Michael McCormick

Byzantine Italy (680-876) / Thomas S. Brown

The middle Byzantine economy (600-1204) / Mark Whittow

Equilibrium to expansion (886-1025) / Jonathan Shepard

Western approaches (900-1025) / Jonathan Shepard

Byzantium and southern Italy (876-1000) / G.A. Loud

Belle époque or crisis? (1025-1118) / Michael Angold

The empire of the Komnenoi (1118-1204) / Paul Magdalino

Balkan borderlands (1018-1204) / Paul Stephenson

Raiders and neighbours : the Turks (1040-1304) / D.A. Korobeinikov

Pt. III. The Byzantine lands in the later Middle Ages 1204-1492. After the Fourth Crusade. The Greek rump states and the recovery of Byzantium / Michael Angold

The Latin empire of Constantinople and the Frankish states / David Jacoby

Balkan powers : Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria (1200-1300) / Alain Ducellier

The Palaiologoi and the world around them (1261-1400) / Angeliki E. Laiou

Latins in the Aegean and the Balkans (1300-1400) / Michel Balard

The Roman orthodox world (1393-1492) / Anthony Bryer.

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9781139055994 (ebook)

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