The Byzantine achievement : an historical perspective A. D. 330-1453 / / Robert Byron

• Autore: Byron Robert <1905-1941., >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Disciplina: 949.5/02; 949.502
• Soggetto geografico: Byzantine Empire Civilization; Byzantine Empire History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "First published in 1929 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Byzantine Achievement; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Richard Luckett; Author's Note; Part I.-The Historical Image; Chapter I. The Historian; Chapter II. The Greeks; Chapter III. The Byzantines; Part II.-The Anatomy; Chapter IV. The Triple Fusion; Chapter V. The Imperial Chronology; Chapter VI. The Substance of the State; Chapter VII. Trade and the Bezant; Chapter VIII. The Quest of Reality; Chapter IX. Culture; Chapter X. The Joyous Life; Chapter XI. Battle for Europe; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.Byron's work considers the empire in its entirety, assessing the highs and lows across a thousand year period. He provides insights into trade, culture, the organs of state, religion, the imperial rulers, and the battle with the Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end in the fall of the Byzantine Empire
• Titolo autorizzato: The Byzantine achievement
• ISBN: 0-203-12739-0; 1-283-84475-3; 1-136-46230-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462777603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals