Ancient History & Civilisation

History of the Byzantine Empire: Vol. 2, 324-1453

History of the Byzantine Empire: Vol. 2, 324-1453

This is the revised English translation from the original work in Russian of the history of the Great Byzantine Empire. It is the most complete and thorough work on this subject. From it we get a wonderful panorama of the events and developments of the struggles of early Christianity, both western and eastern, with all of its remains of the wonderful productions of art, architecture, and learning.

CHAPTER VII: BYZANTIUM AND THE CRUSADES

The Comneni Emperors and Their Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy of the Angeli

Internal Affairs under the Comneni and Angeli

Education, Learning, Literature, and Art

CHAPTER VIII: THE EMPIRE OF NICAEA (1204–61)

New States Formed on Byzantine Territory

Foreign Policy of the Lascarids and the Restoration of the Byzantine Empire

Ecclesiastical Relations with the Nicene and Latin Empires

Social and Economic Conditions in the Empire of Nicaea

Education, Learning, Literature, and Art

Byzantine Feudalism

CHAPTER IX: THE FALL OF BYZANTIUM

Foreign Policy of the Palaeologi

Ecclesiastical Problems under the Palaeologi

Political and Social Conditions in the Empire

Learning, Literature, Science, and Art

Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance

APPENDIX

Emperors of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453

Genealogical Tables of the Byzantine Dynasties

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