Byzantium - A Short History (Paperback)

Michael Angold's presents a concise and authoritative history of the successor state to the Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire. It was named after Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt in 330 AD as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. Angold begins in the heart of Byzantium, the city of Constantinople from which a new Empire emerged. He shows how the foundation and growth of the city altered the balance of the Roman empire, shifting the centre of gravity east. He describes the emergence of political factions and their impact on political life and traces the rise of Islam. Angold concludes his book with an account of the end of Imperial Byzantium and the division of the empire into three distinct civilizations (except on Sicily, where Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism co-exist uneasily).

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Universal History S.
Release date:	June 2002
Authors:	Michael Angold
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-84212-489-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > BCE to 500 CE > Ancient Near East Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > BCE to 500 CE > Ancient Near East Books > History > European history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	1-84212-489-7
Barcode:	9781842124895

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