内容简介
Thisrevisedandexpandededitionofthewidely-praisedAHistoryofByzantiumcoversthetimeofConstantinetheGreatinAD306tothefallofConstantinoplein1453.ExpandstreatmentofthemiddleandlaterByzantineperiods,incorporatingnewarchaeologicalevidenceIncludesadditionalmapsandphotographs,andanewlyannotated,updatedbibliographyIncorporatesanewsectiononwebresourcesforByzantiumstudiesDemonstratesthatByzantiumwasimportantinitsownrightbutalsoservedasabridgebetweenEastandWestandancientandmodernsocietySituatesByzantiuminitsbroaderhistoricalcontextwithanewcomparativetimelineandtextboxes