The Making of Orthodox Byzantium, 600–1025
The Making of Orthodox Byzantium, 600–1025

Author: Mark Whittow

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1996-07-12

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1349247650

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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.

The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025
The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025

Author: Mark Whittow

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9780520204966

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"An excellent book. Its originality lies in its broad geographical perspective, the extensive treatment of neighboring countries . . . and the emphasis on archaeological evidence."--Cyril Mango, Exeter College, Oxford

Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081
Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081

Author: Warren T. Treadgold

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780804731638

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In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Diocletian until its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert.

The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History
The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History

Author: J. Haldon

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-10-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0230273955

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The dominant Mediterranean power in the fifth and sixth centuries, by the time of its demise at the hands of the Ottomans in 1453 the Byzantine empire was a shadow of its former self restricted essentially to the city of Constantinople, modern Istanbul. Surrounded by foes who posed a constant threat to its very existence, it survived because of its administration, army and the strength of its culture, of which Orthodox Christianity was a key element. This historical atlas charts key aspects of the political, social and economic history of a medieval empire which bridged the Christian and Islamic worlds from the late Roman period into the late Middle Ages.

The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire

Author: Peter Garnsey

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0520285980

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During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity? These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome’s subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added.

Byzantium in the Seventh Century
Byzantium in the Seventh Century

Author: John F. Haldon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9780521319171

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An analytical account of developments within Byzantine culture, society and the state from c. 610 to 717.

General Issues in the Study of Medieval Logistics
General Issues in the Study of Medieval Logistics

Author: John Haldon

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9047417380

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This collection of studies introduces the study of logistics in the late Roman and medieval world as an integral element in the study of resource production, allocation and consumption, and hence of the social and economic history of the societies in question.

Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests
Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests

Author: Walter E. Kaegi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-03-30

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780521484558

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This is a study of how and why the Byzantine Empire lost many of its most valuable provinces to Islamic (Arab) conquerors in the seventh century, provinces which included Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. It investigates conditions on the eve of those conquests, mistakes in Byzantine policy toward the Arabs, the course of the military campaigns, and the problem of local official and civilian collaboration with the Muslims. It also seeks to explain how, after terrible losses, the Byzantine government achieved some intellectual rationalisation of its disasters and began the complex process of transforming and adapting its fiscal and military institutions and political controls in order to prevent further disintegration.