The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire C.500-1492 BISAC-BIB006030 and Storyas well

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Author: John Blair

Sebastian Brock is Reader in Syriac Studies in the University of Oxford

The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire C.500-1492 BISAC-BIB006030 and Storyas wellByzantium 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 c. 500 1492 tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and