The Byzantine achievement : an historical perspective, A.D. 330-1453 / Robert Byron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byron, Robert, 1905-1941.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--Civilization.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.Byron's work considers the empire in its entirety, assessing the highs and lows across a thousand year period. He provides insights into trade, culture, the organs of state, religion, the imperial rulers, and the battle with the Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end in the fall of the Byzantine Empire

Contents:

Front Cover; The Byzantine Achievement; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Richard Luckett; Author's Note; Part I.-The Historical Image; Chapter I. The Historian; Chapter II. The Greeks; Chapter III. The Byzantines; Part II.-The Anatomy; Chapter IV. The Triple Fusion; Chapter V. The Imperial Chronology; Chapter VI. The Substance of the State; Chapter VII. Trade and the Bezant; Chapter VIII. The Quest of Reality; Chapter IX. Culture; Chapter X. The Joyous Life; Chapter XI. Battle for Europe; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1929 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-46229-5

0-203-12739-0

1-283-84475-3

1-136-46230-9

9780203127391

OCLC:

821176444