Empire That Would Not Die - The Paradox of Eastern Roman Survival, 640740

Informationen zum Autor John Haldon is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. Klappentext The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later, it was a fraction of its former size. Ravaged by warfare and disease, the empire seemed destined to collapse. Yet it did not die. John Haldon elucidates the factors that allowed the empire to survive against all odds into the eighth century. Zusammenfassung The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later! it was a fraction of its former size. Ravaged by warfare and disease! the empire seemed destined to collapse. Yet it did not die. John Haldon elucidates the factors that allowed the empire to survive against all odds into the eighth century.

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• Authors: John Haldon, John F. Haldon, Professor John Haldon
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780674088771
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08877-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Roman Empire, military history, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Ancient Rome, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare)