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J. M. Hussey (1907–2006) was Professor of History at the University of London
<p>Original Reviews of The Byzantine World: </p><p>‘A balanced historical account, in which every aspect of Byzantine culture is touched on…throughout one senses the author’s intimate acquaintance with the primary sources.’ The Times Literary Supplement </p><p>‘A work of admirable lucidity and compression…contains a wealth of experience out of proportion to its size.’ The Economist.</p>
Originally published in 1957 and as a fourth edition in 1970 this is an accessible history of Byzantium from Constantine the Great to its final conquest by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Despite internal dissensions and the almost perpetual threat of outside attack, Byzantium maintained a remarkable continuity in its cosmopolitan and cultural life: its religious, intellectual and artistic achievements were an inspiration both to the Slavonic peoples and to western Europe
Originally published in 1957 and as a fourth edition in 1970 this is an accessible history of Byzantium from Constantine the Great to its final conquest by the Ottoman Turks in 1453
1.The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape 324–717 2. The Medieval Roman Empire 717–1056 3. Fundamental Changes 1025–1204 4. The Impact of East and West 1204–1453 5. Church and State: The Imperial Government 6. The Orthodox Church: The Christian Life and The Laity 7. The Monastic World: The Religious Vocation 8. Everyday Life 9. Learning and Literature: The Different Traditions 10. Byzantine Art 11. Byzantium and Its Neighbours
Produktdetaljer
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J. M. Hussey (1907–2006) was Professor of History at the University of London