Bibliograph

Byzantium, the surprising life of a medieval empire, Judith Herrin

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Byzantium, the surprising life of a medieval empire, Judith Herrin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-353) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Byzantium

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

154694576

Responsibility statement

Judith Herrin

Sub title

the surprising life of a medieval empire

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A different history of Byzantium -- The city of Constantine -- Constantinople, the largest city in Christendom -- The East Roman Empire -- Greek orthodoxy -- The church of Hagia Sophia -- The Ravenna Mosaics -- Roman law -- The bulwark against Islam -- Icons, a new Christian art form -- Iconoclasm and icon veneration -- A literate and articulate society -- Saints Cyril and methodios, 'apostles to the slavs' -- Greek fire -- The Byzantine economy -- Eunuchs -- The imperial court -- Imperial children, 'born in the purple' -- Mount Athos -- Venice and the fork -- Basil II, 'the bulgar-slayer' -- Eleventh-century crisis -- Anna Komnene -- A cosmopolitan society -- The fulcrum of the crusades -- The towers of Trebizond, Arta, Nicaea and Thessanlonike -- Rebels and patrons -- 'Better the Turkish turban than the Papal tiara' -- The siege of 1453 -- Conclusion: The greatness and legacy of Byzantium

Target audience

adult

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