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A history of Byzantium / Timothy E. Gregory.

by Gregory, Timothy E.

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Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337

Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565.

Byzantine Empire -- History.

Byzantine Empire -- Civilization.

Constantinople -- History.

Blackwell history of the world.

9781405184717 (pbk.)

140518471X (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Byzantium : a history

Byzantine Empire : a history

xviii, 455 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The crisis of the third century -- The revival under Diocletian -- The age of Constantine the Great -- The fourth century : Constantius II to Theodosios I -- The fifth century -- The age of Justinian -- The Byzantine "Dark Ages" : late sixth and seventh centuries -- The Isaurian Dynasty and iconoclasm -- Continued struggle over ikons -- The beginnings of the Macedonian Dynasty -- The apogee of Byzantine power -- The Komnenoi -- The aftermath of the Fourth Crusade -- The beginnings of decline -- The end of the Empire -- Byzantium after the fall of the city.

Created in AD 306 by the the Roman Emperor Constantine, the Byzantine Empire had as its capital the former Greek city of Byzantium, which the Emperor renamed Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Covering the entire history of the empire, until its fall in 1453, the book includes a section on web resources. Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and between ancient and modern society. Timothy E. Gregory is Professor of Byzantine History at Ohio State University.

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