TITLE:
Byzantium : the surprising life of a medieval empire / Judith Herrin.
By:
Publication Date:
2007-2008
Publication Information:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Physical Description:
391 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-353) and index.
Summary:
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium--long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium--what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780691131511
