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 I: THE STUDY OF BYZANTINE HISTORY
CHAPTER II: THE EMPIRE FROM THE TIME OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO JUSTINIAN
CHAPTER III: JUSTINIAN THE GREAT AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS (518–610)
CHAPTER IV: THE HERACLIAN EPOCH (610–717)
CHAPTER V: THE ICONOCLASTIC EPOCH (717–867)
CHAPTER VI: THE MACEDONIAN EPOCH (867–1081)