Byzantine World

Originally published in 1957 and as a fourth edition in 1970 this is an accessible history of Byzantium from Constantine the Great to its final conquest by the Ottoman Turks in 1453

List of contents

1.The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape 324-717 2. The Medieval Roman Empire 717-1056 3. Fundamental Changes 1025-1204 4. The Impact of East and West 1204-1453 5. Church and State: The Imperial Government 6. The Orthodox Church: The Christian Life and The Laity 7. The Monastic World: The Religious Vocation 8. Everyday Life 9. Learning and Literature: The Different Traditions 10. Byzantine Art 11. Byzantium and Its Neighbours

About the author

J. M. Hussey (1907-2006) was Professor of History at the University of London

Product details

• Authors: J. M. Hussey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041006343
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100634-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Medieval History, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Byzantine Empire