Byzantium in the Seventh Century - The Transformation of a Culture

List of contents

List of plates; List of maps; Preface and acknowledgements; Preface to the revised edition; List of abbreviations; The sources; Introduction; 1. The background: state and society before Heraclius; 2. The East Roman world c. 610-717: the politics of survival; 3. Some relations and the economy: the cities and the land; 4. Social relations and the economy: rural society; 5. The state and its apparatus: fiscal administration; 6. The state and its apparatus: military administration; 7. Society, state and law; 8. The imperial church and the politics of authority; 9. Religion and belief; 10. Forms of social and cultural organisation: infrastructures and hierarchies; 11. Forms of representation: language, literature and the icon; Conclusions: the transformation of a culture; Addendum: further observations on the question of the late ancient city; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This book presents the first analytical account in English of the major developments within Byzantine culture, society and the state in the crucial formative period from c. 610 to 717.

Product details

• Authors: J. F. Haldon, John F. Haldon, Haldon J. F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.1997
• EAN: 9780521319171
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31917-1
• No. of pages: 524
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Byzantine Empire