A history of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453. Volume I / A. A. Vasiliev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vasilʹev, A. A. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich), 1867-1953, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--History.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

Second English edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the revised English translation from the original work in Russian of the history of the Great Byzantine Empire. It is the most complete and thorough work on this subject. From it we get a wonderful panorama of the events and developments of the struggles of early Christianity, both western and eastern, with all of its remains of the wonderful productions of art, architecture, and learning--Southwestern Journal of Theology

Contents:

Chapter I: The Study Of Byzantine History

Western European Scholarship

Byzantine Studies in Russia

Periodicals, General References, and Papyrology

Chapter II: The Empire From The Time Of Constantine The Great to Justinian

Constantine and Christianity

Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine

Emperors and Society from Constantine the Great to the Early Sixth Century

Literature, Learning, Education, and Art

Chapter III: Justinian the Great and His Immediate Successors (518-610)

Justin I

The Reign of Justinian and Theodora

Immediate Successors of Justinian.

Literature, Learning, and Art

Chapter

Chapter IV: The Heraclian Epoch (610-717)

External Problems

Religious Policy of the Dynasty

Origin and Development of Theme Organization

Period of Anarchy (711-17)

Chapter V: The Iconoclastic Epoch (717-867)

The Isaurian or Syrian Dynasty

Successors of the Isaurians and the Amorian or Phrygian Dynasty (820-67)

Chapter VI: The Macedonian Epoch (867-1081)

The Origin of the Dynasty

External Affairs of the Macedonian Emperors

Social and Political Developments

The Time of Troubles (1056-81).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9780299009236

0299009238

OCLC:

927484171