The Byzantine Empire / Robert Browning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browning, Robert, 1914-1997.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--Civilization.

Byzantine Empire -- Civilization.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This classic study presents the history of the Byzantine Empire from the sixth to the fifteenth century in terms of political events, art, literature, and thought. It is addressed to the general reader of history as well as to students and scholars.

Contents:

""Contents ""; ""Preface to the Revised Edition ""; ""Preface ""; ""Maps ""; ""Introduction ""; ""1. The Birth of a New Empire 500-641 ""; ""The End of the Ancient World ""; ""Civilization in Transition ""; ""2. The Struggle to Survive 641-867 ""; ""Withdrawal and Defense ""; ""The New Order ""; ""3. The Golden Age of Byzantium 867-1081 ""; ""Rebirth and Reconquest ""; ""Confidence and Classicism ""; ""4. From False Dawn to Cataclysm 1081-1204 ""; ""The Challenge from the West ""; ""Tradition and Innovation ""; ""5. Defeat and Disintegration 1204-1453 ""; ""The Long Decline ""

""The Residence of Culture """"Notes ""; ""Chronological Table ""; ""List of Emperors ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-2032-7

OCLC:

844260253