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The Byzantine Empire lasted for 1123 years, a period longer than that which separates us from William the Conqueror. The third and final volume of the author's history of Byzantium, this book tells of the dire consequences of the defeat of the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Manzikert in 1071; of the Fourth Crusade, whose Crusaders, led by the octogenarian Doge of Venice, turned their attention away from the holy places to hurl themselves against Constantinople, sacking the city and setting up a succession of Frankish thugs on the imperial throne; and of the 200-year struggle by the restored Empire against the inexorable advance of the Ottoman Turks. This account of the city's fall, the last great epic in the history of the Middle Ages, is the climax of the story. The Byzantines, under their last Emperor, Constantine XI, heroically held out against the immense army of the Sultan Mehmet II for 55 days until, in 1453, the massive walls of Constantinople crumbled at last.
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• 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.
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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.
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• Vorwort : Was war Byzanz?
• Die Geographie des Byzantinischen Reiches
• Die Entstehung eines neuen Reiches : das Ende der alten Welt und der Neubeginn im Osten (330-641)
• Erste Reichsteilungen
• Konstantin I. der Große (306-337)
• Die Bedeutung des Christentums
• Von Valentinian I. bis Zenon und das Ende des Weströmischen Reiches (337-476)
• Das Ostreich von Theodosius II. bis Justinian (408-527)
• Das Zeitalter Justinians und seiner Nachfolger (518-641)
• Das Dunkle Zeitalter von Byzanz : das späte sechste und das siebte Jahrhundert (641-717)
• Soziale und wirtschaftliche Veränderungen im 7. Jahrhundert
• Das Themensystem und die Reorganisation der Verwaltung
• Die Dynastie der Isaurier und das Zeitalter des Bilderstreites (717-842)
• Leben in Byzanz
• Der Hof des Kaisers-- Das Heerwesen
• Die byzantinische Marine
• Die makedonische Dynastie auf dem Kaiserthron (867-976)
• Der Höhepunkt byzantinischer Macht (976-1057)
• Die byzantinische Gesellschaft
• Die Verwaltung
• Die Mönche
• Handwerker und städtische Arbeiter
• Die Frauen
• Die Landwirtschaft
• Die Armen
• Der Hausbau
• Das Münzwesen
• Erziehungswesen
• Die Dynastien der Dukai und der Komnenen (1057-1185)
• Das Reich im 12. Jahrhundert
• Der Vierte Kreuzzug (1202-1204)
• Das Lateinische Reich von Byzanz (1204-1261)
• Die Herrschaft der Palaiologen und der Niedergang von Byzanz (1261-1354)
• Die letzten Jahre des Byzantinischen Reiches (1354-1453)
• Der Fall Konstantinopels 1453
• Byzanz nach 1453
• Die orthodoxe Kirche unter türkischer Herrschaft
• Das Weiterleben der byzantinischen Kultur
• Das byzantinische Erbe
• Zeittafel
• Liste der spätrömischen und byzantinischen Kaiser
• Literatur (in Auswahl).

• List of Figures.List of Maps. List of Boxes. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction.
• 1. The Crisis of the Third Century.
• 2. The Revival under Diocletian.
• 3. The Age of Constantine the Great.
• 4. The Fourth Century: Constantius II to Theodosios I.
• 5. The Fifth Century.
• 6. The Age of Justinian.
• 7. The Byzantine "Dark Ages": Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries.
• 8. The Isaurian Dynasty and Iconoclasm.
• 9. Continued Struggle over Ikons.
• 10. The Beginnings of the Macedonian Dynasty.
• 11. The Apogee of Byzantine Power.
• 12. The Komnenoi.
• 13. The Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade.
• 14. The Beginnings of Decline.
• 15. The End of the Empire.
• 16. Byzantium after the Fall of the City. Glossary. General Bibliography. A Selection of Primary Sources in English Translation. List of Byzantine Rulers. Comparative Chronology. Electronic Resources. Index.
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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. The book 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; and, situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes.
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• Figures.Maps.Preface.Abbreviations.Acknowledgements.1. What was Byzantium?.2. The changing shape of Byzantium: from late antiquity to the tenth century.3. The changing shape of Byzantium: from the tenth century to 1453.4. The Byzantine mirage.5. Ruling the Byzantine state.6. An orthodox society?.7. How people lived.8. Education and culture.9. Byzantium and Europe.10. Byzantium and the Mediterranean.Conclusion.Chronology.References.Index.
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This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines. This volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history. It deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium. It is beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps.
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