The Making of Orthodox Byzantium, 600-1025

The book is a clear, up-to-date, reassessment of the Byzantine empire during a crucial phase in the history of the Near East. Against a geopolitical background (well-illustrated with 14 maps), it covers the last decade of the Roman empire as a superpower of the ancient world, the catastrophic crisis of the seventh century and the means whereby its embattled Byzantine successor hung on in Constantinople and Asia Minor until the Abbasid Caliphate''s decline opened up new perspectives for Christian power in the Near East. Not confined to any narrow definition of Byzantine history, the empire''s neighbours, allies and enemies in Europe and Asia also receive extensive treatment.>

Sommario

List of Maps
Transliteration and References
Abbreviations
Chronological List Preface
Sources for Early Medieval Byzantium
The Strategic Geography of the Near East
The Roman World in 600
The Fall of the Old Order
How the Roman Empire Survived
The Shock of Defeat
The Byzantine Response: On to the Defensive
The Byzantine Empire and its Non-Muslim Neighbours, c600-c950
The Age of Reconquest, 863-976
The Reign of Basil II, 976-1025
Bibliography
Index.

Info autore

Mark Whittow

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Whittow
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.07.1996
• EAN: 9780333496015
• ISBN: 978-0-333-49601-5
• Pagine: 477
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Serie: New Studies in Mediaeval History; New Studies in Medieval History; Print on Demand; New Studies in Medieval Histor; New Studies in Medieval History
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità