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.
The Comneni Emperors and Their Foreign Policy
Internal Affairs under the Comneni and Angeli
Education, Learning, Literature, and Art
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
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
Emperors of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453
Genealogical Tables of the Byzantine Dynasties