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The Lost World of Byzantium
by Jonathan Harris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition★★★★★
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The acclaimed author of Byzantium and the Crusades "offers a fresh take on this fabled but hidden civilization" across 11 centuries of history (Colin Wells, author of Sailing from Byzantium).
For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Rather than recounting the standard chronology of emperors and battles, leading Byzantium scholar Jonathan Harris focuses each chapter of this engaging history on a succession of archetypal figures, families, places, and events.
Harris's introduction presents a civilization rich in contrasts, combining orthodox Christianity with paganism, and classical Greek learning with Roman power. Though frequently assailed by numerous armies, Byzantium survived by dint of its unorthodox foreign policy. Over time, its sumptuous art and architecture flourished, helping to establish a deep sense of Byzantine identity in its people.
Synthesizing a wealth of sources to cover all major aspects of the empire's social, political, military, religious, cultural, and artistic history, Harris's study illuminates the heart of Byzantine civilization and explores its remarkable and lasting influence on the modern world. Read more
Product Information
| ASIN | B01344K3NW |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Publication date | Aug. 15 2015 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 7.7 MB |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 293 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0300216097 |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Best Sellers Rank | #140,457 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #37 in Eastern European History (Kindle Store) #132 in History of Eastern Europe #295 in Social History (Kindle Store) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (332) |