| Series |
A very short introduction
Very short introductions. ^A467935
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| Contents |
What was Byzantium? -- Constantinople the ruling city -- From antiquity to the Middle Ages -- Byzantium and Islam -- Strategies for survival -- Text, image, space, and spirit -- End of empire. |
| Abstract |
Explores the fusion of Roman political culture, Greek intellectual tradition, and Christian faith that characterized Byzantium. Shows how the empire held power for eleven centuries and why it ultimately fell. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015931306 |
| ISBN | 9780199236114 |
| ISBN | 0199236119 |
