In this book, Anthony Kaldellis (Professor and Chairman of the Classics Department at The Ohio State University) argues persuasively that the so-called Byzantine Empire (c. 491-1453) was neither ...

wrote in a chapter of the book "The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire" (Cambridge University Press, 2008). Louth noted that between 630 and 660, much of the empire's eastern territory ...

He writes: "My aim was to produce a clear account of the long history of the Byzantine Empire based on the latest research in ... serves its purpose admirably. The book is organized chronologically, ...

called the eastern empire a “new Rome,” but saw its history as a fall that followed the decline of the old Rome. In the 19th century, French historians used “Byzantine” to mean the ...

And the Byzantine Empire is nothing more than a continuation ... owes to the Empire of the East,” Norwich writes in his new book. “These tremendous services have long since been taken for ...

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire ... insight into progressive democratic thinking and where it will take us. His book is a frankly revisionist attack on the field ...

Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...

The book makes this argument through fascinating chapters on religion and statecraft, envoys, dynastic marriages, and the Byzantine art of war, as well as through evocative details about weapons, ...

In Altun's book, the main character considers Byzantine civilization the greatest ... give readers an urge to know more about a once-grand empire hiding in plain sight in modern-day Istanbul.

An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ. (The Conversation) — An adjunct lecturer at Hamline University recently lost her job for showing an ...

Through this course, students will examine the history of Byzantine culture, which grew from the Greek-speaking remains of the Roman Empire. Students will consider how leading men and women shaped ...