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A History of Byzantium

by Gregory, Timothy E.

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9781405184717

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1/11/2010

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Wiley-Blackwell

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This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised A History of Byzantium covers the time of Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography Incorporates a new section on web resources for Byzantium studies Demonstrates that Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and ancient and modern society Situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes

Author Biography

Timothy E. Gregory is Professor of Byzantine History at Ohio State University where he is also Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. He is the author of Vox Populi (1979), The Corinthia in the Roman Period (1993), and Isthmia, Vol. 5: The Fortress and the Hexamilion (1993); the archaeology editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (1991); and Director of the Ohio State University Excavations at Isthmia (Greece).

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Maps	p. x
List of Boxes	p. xi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiv
Preface to the First Edition	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
The Crisis of the Third Century	p. 23
The Revival under Diocletian	p. 36
The Age of Constantine the Great	p. 49
The Fourth Century: Constantius II to Theodosios I	p. 72
The Fifth Century	p. 103
The Age of Justinian	p. 129
The Byzantine "Dark Ages": Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries	p. 160
The Isaurian Dynasty and Iconoclasm	p. 198
Continued Struggle over Ikons	p. 220
The Beginnings of the Macedonian Dynasty	p. 242
The Apogee of Byzantine Power	p. 265
The Komnenoi	p. 290
The Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade	p. 330
The Beginnings of Decline	p. 347
The End of the Empire	p. 383
Byzantium after the Fall of the City	p. 401
Glossary	p. 421
General Bibliography	p. 428
A Selection of Primary Sources in English Translation	p. 435
List of Byzantine Rulers	p. 438
Comparative Chronology	p. 444
Electronic Resources	p. 448
Index	p. 451
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