The History of the Byzantine Empire: From Its Glory to Its Downfall (eBook)

Charles Oman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
230 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
978-80-268-9263-2 (ISBN)

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The History of the Byzantine Empire - From Its Glory to Its Downfall" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This edition covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. The author gives the complete insight into the fascinating empire which was characterized by Roman state traditions, Greek culture and language; and Orthodox Christianity. Among the greatest accomplishments of the Empire, the author emphasizes its contribution to the formation of the medieval Europe, its major role in shaping Orthodoxy and transmission of classical knowledge.
Contents:
Byzantium
The Foundation of Constantinople
The Fight With the Goths
The Departure of the Germans
The Reorganization of the Eastern Empire
Justinian
Justinian's Foreign Conquests
The End of Justinian's Reign
The Coming of the Slavs
The Darkest Hour
Social and Religious Life
The Coming of the Saracens
The First Anarchy
The Saracens Turned Back
The Iconoclasts
The End of the Iconoclasts
The Literary Emperors and Their Time
Military Glory
The End of the Macedonian Dynasty
Manzikert
The Comneni and the Crusades
The Latin Conquest of Constantinople
The Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea
Decline and Decay
The Turks in Europe.
The End of a Long Tale
Table of Emperors

Autor

Sir Charles Oman was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2018
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Schlagworte: A Wrinkle in Time • byzantine emperors • Byzantine Empire • Classical Knowledge Transmission • Constantinople Fall • Crusades • Eastern Empire Reorganization • Greek Culture Influence • historical nonfiction • Ken Follett • King Arthur • Medieval Europe Formation • Orthodox Christianity • ragnar lothbrok • Roman State Traditions • sapiens • The Man of Legends Robert Graves • The Templars • Vikings
• ISBN-10: 80-268-9263-1 / 8026892631
• ISBN-13: 978-80-268-9263-2 / 9788026892632