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John H. Rosser (Author)


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April 4, 2001 0810839792 978-0810839793
The Byzantine Empire is often overlooked by Western scholars as an offshoot of Greco-Roman tradition, an Eastern empire of little significance to Western European tradition. Find out more about the Byzantine Empire-its beginnings, development, and fall are all summarized here in this comprehensive resource.

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o Significant people (emperors, church leaders, generals, writers, etc.)
o Events (wars, sieges, coups, councils and treaties)
o Economics
o Art
o Religion

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From Library Journal

Rosser (history, Boston Coll.), an active participant in field research related to Byzantine archaeology, begins this volume with a chronology that summarizes the history of Byzantium from its beginnings in 324 C.E. to the fall of its last outpost in 1461. This is followed by an introduction that provides concise overviews of Byzantine civilization. The dictionary proper covers people, events, and important aspects of Byzantine culture, such as art and economics, with a useful bibliography wrapping up the text. While the present volume cannot compete in scale with the three-volume Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (LJ 8/91), it does possess the advantage of access to the latest archaeological discoveries and the coherence of approach that comes from its compilation by a single author. This work is thus highly recommended for public and academic libraries that did not purchase the Oxford workARobert J. Andrews, Duluth P.L., MN
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Number four in Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Eras covers Byzantium from its foundation in A.D. 324 to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. The extensive bibliography is arranged by subject. RBB
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 536 pages
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press (April 4, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0810839792
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810839793
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.6 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,800,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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