Using new methodological and theoretical approaches,
A Companion to Byzantium presents an overview of the Byzantine world from its inception in 330 A.D. to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
- Provides an accessible overview of eleven centuries of Byzantine society
- Introduces the most recent scholarship that is transforming the field of Byzantine studies
- Emphasizes Byzantium's social and cultural history, as well as its material culture
- Explores traditional topics and themes through fresh perspectives
List of Figures ix
List of Maps xiii
Notes on Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xix
Some Relevant Dates xxi
List of Byzantine Rulers xxv
List of Abbreviations xxix
1. Byzantium: a Very, Very Short Introduction 1
Liz James
2. Writing Histories of Byzantium: the Historiography of Byzantine History 9
F. K. Haarer
Part I Being Byzantine 23
3. Economics, Trade, and “Feudalism” 25
Peter Sarris
4. Byzantium ?­?nConstantinople 43
Paul Magdalino
5. Provinces and Capital 55
Catherine Holmes
6. Insiders and Outsiders 67
Dion C. Smythe
7. Young People in Byzantium 81
Cecily Hennessy
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 93
Myrto Hatzaki
9. The Memory Culture of Byzantium 108
Amy Papalexandrou
10. Emotions in Byzantló“
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