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xvii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Introduction -- Part I: Crisis and survival 602-820. Major literary sources for the period 602-820 ; Herakleios and the wars of survival (602-642) ; The dark age (642-718) ; The beginnings of the revival (718-820) -- Part II: Reconquest and hegemony 820-1045. Major literary sources for the period 820-1045 ; Amorians, Macedonians and Lekapenids (820-959) ; Economy and culture ; Expansion and social change (959-1045) -- Part III: Contraction, recovery and calamity 1045-1204. Major literary sources for the period 1045-1204 ; The eleventh-century crisis (1045-1091) ; Stability under the Komnenos dynasty (1091-1180) ; The road to catastrophe (1180-1204) -- Part IV: Decline and disappearance 1204-1453. Major literary sources for the period 1204-1453 ; Exile and restoration (1204-1282) ; Decline and downfall (1282-1453) -- Conclusion: Byzantium's legacy. |
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9781138556430 |
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