The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire, c. 500 to 1492

Byzantium Lasted A Thousand Years, Ruled To The End By Self-styled 'emperors Of The Romans'. It Underwent Kaleidoscopic Territorial And Structural Changes, Yet Recovered Repeatedly From Disaster: Even After The Near-impregnable Constantinople Fell In 1204, Variant Forms Of The Empire Reconstituted Themselves. The Cambridge History Of The Byzantine Empire Tells The Story, Tracing Political And Military Events, Religious Controversies And Economic Change. It Offers Clear, Authoritative Chapters On The Main Events And Periods, With More Detailed Chapters On Outlying Regions And Neighbouring Societies And Powers Of Byzantium. With Aids Such As Maps, A Glossary, An Alternative Place-name Table And References To English Translations Of Sources, It Will Be Valuable As An Introduction. However, It Also Offers Stimulating New Approaches And Important Findings, Making It Essential Reading For Postgraduates And For Specialists.--book Jacket. Justinian And His Legacy (500-600) / Andrew Louth -- Eastern Neighbours : Persia And The Sasanian Monarchy (224-651) / Zeev Rubin -- Eastern Neighbours : Armenia (400-600) / R. W. Thomson -- Eastern Neighbours : The Arabs To The Time Of The Prophet / Lawrence I. Conrad -- Western Approaches (500-600) / John Moorhead / Byzantium Transforming (600-700) / Andrew Louth -- State Of Emergency (700-850) / Marie-france Auzépy -- After Iconoclasm (850-886) / Shaun Tougher -- Religious Missions / Sergey A. Ivanov -- Armenian Neighbours (600-1045) / T. W. Greenwood -- Confronting Islam : Emperors Versus Caliphs (641-c. 850) / Walter E. Kaegi -- Western Approaches (700-900) / Michael Mccormick -- Byzantine Italy (680-876) / Thomas S. Brown -- The Middle Byzantine Economy (600-1204) / Mark Whittow -- Equilibrium To Expansion (886-1025) / Jonathan Shepard -- Western Approaches (900-1025) / Jonathan Shepard -- Byzantium And Southern Italy (876-1000) / G. A. Loud -- Belle époque Or Crisis? (1025-1118) / Michael Angold -- The Empire Of The Komnenoi (1118-1204) / Paul Magdalino -- Balkan Borderlands (1018-1204) / Paul Stephenson -- Raiders And Neighbours : The Turks (1040-1304) / D. A. Korobeinikov -- After The Fourth Crusade : The Greek Rump States And The Recovery Of Byzantium / Michael Angold -- After The Fourth Crusade : The Latin Empire Of Constantinople And The Frankish States / David Jacoby -- Balkan Powers : Albania, Serbia And Bulgaria (1200-1300) / Alain Ducellier -- The Palaiologoi And The World Around Them (1261-1400) / Angeliki E. Laiou -- Latins In The Aegean And The Balkans (1300-1400) / Michel Balard -- The Roman Orthodox World (1393-1492) / Anthony Bryer. Edited By Jonathan Shepard. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 946-1118) And Index. THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THEBYZANTINE EMPIRE c. 500–1492 3 CONTENTS 6 MAPS 10 ILLUSTRATIONS 12 TABLES 15 PREFACE 18 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 22 PERIODISATION AND THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK 41 OTHER ROUTES TO BYZANTIUM 73 SMOOTHING THE WAY AND SHORT-CUTS TO BYZANTIUM: TEXTS IN TRANSLATION 96 I THE EARLIER EMPIRE c. 500–c. 700 116 1 JUSTINIAN AND HIS LEGACY (500–600) 118 2a EASTERN NEIGHBOURS: PERSIA AND THE SASANIAN MONARCHY (224–651) 148 2b EASTERN NEIGHBOURS: ARMENIA (400–600) 174 2c EASTERN NEIGHBOURS: THE ARABS TO THE TIME OF THE PROPHET 191 3 WESTERN APPROACHES (500–600) 214 4 BYZANTIUM TRANSFORMING (600–700) 239 PART II THE MIDDLE EMPIRE c. 700–1204 266 5 STATE OF EMERGENCY (700–850) 268 6 AFTER ICONOCLASM (850–886) 309 7 RELIGIOUS MISSIONS 322 8 ARMENIAN NEIGHBOURS (600–1045) 350 9 CONFRONTING ISLAM: EMPERORS VERSUS CALIPHS (641–c. 850) 382 10 WESTERN APPROACHES (700–900) 412 11 BYZANTINE ITALY (680–876) 450 12 THE MIDDLE BYZANTINE ECONOMY 481 13 EQUILIBRIUM TO EXPANSION (886–1025) 509 14 WESTERN APPROACHES (900–1025) 552 15 BYZANTIUM AND SOUTHERN ITALY (876–1000) 575 16 BELLE ́EPOQUE OR CRISIS? (1025–1118) 598 17 THE EMPIRE OF THE KOMNENOI (1118–1204) 640 18 BALKAN BORDERLANDS (1018–1204) 677 19 RAIDERS AND NEIGHBOURS: THE TURKS (1040–1304) 705 PART III THE BYZANTINE LANDS IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES 1204–1492 742 20a AFTER THE FOURTH CRUSADE: THE GREEK RUMP STATES AND THE RECOVERYOF BYZANTIUM 744 20b AFTER THE FOURTH CRUSADE: THE LATIN EMPIRE OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE FRANKISH STATES 771 21 BALKAN POWERS: ALBANIA, SERBIA AND BULGARIA (1200–1300) 790 22 THE PALAIOLOGOI AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM (1261–1400) 814 23 LATINS IN THE AEGEAN AND THE BALKANS (1300–1400) 845 24 THE ROMAN ORTHODOX WORLD (1393–1492) 861 GLOSSARY (INCLUDING SOME PROPER NAMES) 890 GENEALOGICAL TABLES AND LISTS OF RULERS 914 ALTERNATIVE PLACE NAMES 938 BIBLIOGRAPHY 944 INDEX 1127 Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled emperors of the Romans. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It offers clear, authoritative chapters on the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on particular outlying regions, neighbouring powers or aspects of Byzantium. With aids such as a glossary, an alternative place-name table and references to English translations of sources, it will be valuable as an introduction. However, it also offers stimulating new approaches and important new findings, making it essential reading for postgraduates and for specialists. Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. This volume tells that story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It covers the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on particular outlying regions, neighbouring powers or aspects of Byzantium