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The centuries-long economic and military decline of the Byzantine Empire, which culminated in its political disappearance as a state in 1459, was, paradoxically, accompanied by high levels of cultural achievement. Aimed at broadening our understanding of the final phase of the empire, this collection explores how Byzantine ideological, spiritual, and artistic traditions transcended the economic and political realities of the time. The papers, delivered at an interdisciplinary colloquium held in May 1989 at Princeton University, deal with hagiographic, monastic, literary, architectural, and artistic questions, as well as the general cultural and social issues, of this fascinating period. Along with the editors, the contributors are Smiljka Gabelic, Thalia Gouma-Peterson, Angela Hero, Robert Ousterhout, Marcus Rautman, Steven Reinert, Alice Mary Talbot, Speros Vryonis, and John J. Yiannias. ... Read more

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A fully updated second edition of this acclaimed political history of the Byzantine Empire which weaves social, economic, cultural trends and foreign politics into its broad narrative. Michael Angold has enriched his original study with the findings of a decade of new scholarship, provides a fuller treatment of Byzantium from Western perspectives and has included a new discussion of the primary sources for the period. ... Read more

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Engrossing and Thought-Provoking
Angold's is a wonderful and wonderfully readable analysis of two periods of Byzantine history: the fall of the Macedonian regime (1025-1081), and the rise and fall of the Comnenian regime (1081-1204).His explanation of the former goes well beyond the conventional story of incompetent emperors and courtly intrigue, bringing to the foreground the political, social, and intellectual changes of that time and the regime's attempts to cope with them.His portrait of Psellus is particularly illuminating.The analysis of how Alexius Comnenus adapted the government to meet these challenges is also penetrating.Only in the final part of the book is these a loss of focus (as indeed there was in the empire itself).Not a book for beginners, but useful for anyone who wants to look deeper at a fascinating period of history.

I was disappointed
As a Byzantine history buff, I bought this book when it first came out, and was disappointed, though it's hard to say precisely why.It wasn't written, for my taste, in a particularly engaging style.(For point of comparison, I love Treadgold's style).Or perhaps it's just that is a time in the history of Byzantium when everyone appears to be pursuing their individual interests to the detriment of the state as a whole, and this simply made for a depressing read.In any case, I found myself skipping through the book to find those portions that interested me.On the other hand, since this is the only book I know of that covers this period in detail, I will keep the book in my collection.

An excellent account of an exciting period
Michael has brought his vast knowledge of the subject to bear in a lucid and very readable account of one of the most fascinating periods of this great civilisation.A joy. ... Read more

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Chapters: Monophysitism, Monothelitism, History of the Orthodox Church, Catholic-eastern Orthodox Theological Differences, East-west Schism, Byzantine Calendar, Byzantine Papacy, History of the East-west Schism, History of Eastern Christianity, Jews of the Byzantine Empire, Libri Carolini, Zealots of Thessalonica, Three-Chapter Controversy, Miaphysitism, Tondrakians, Type of Constans, Macedonians, Ecthesis, Jewish Revolt Against Heraclius, Maphrian, Henotikon, Devol, Agnoetae, Aphthartodocetae, Monoenergism, Dyoenergism. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 283. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Apostolic succession established by the seats of Patriarchy (for example see the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem). Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, taken over by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Serbian Orthodox Church before it continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of Constantinople. Numerous autocephalous churches have been established in Eastern Europe and Slavic areas. Four stages of development can be distinguished in the history of the Orthodox Churches. The first three centuries, through the age of Constantine the Great constitute the apostolic and ancient period. The medieval period comprises almost ten centuries from the death of Constantine to the Fall of Constantinople. The age of captivity (under Islam) starts, roughly, for the Greek and Balkan communities in the fifteenth century with the Fall of Constantinople, and ends about the year 1830, which marks Greek and Serbian independence from the Ottoman Empire. The last stage is the modern period. The Orthodox Churches with the largest number of adherents in modern times are the Russian and...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10557902 ... Read more

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Byzantine?Ottoman Wars. Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, History of Turkish navies, Ottoman Turks, Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine?Seljuk Wars. ... Read more

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In Seven Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. ... Read more

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In Seven Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. ... Read more

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In Seven Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. ... Read more