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Byzantium

The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire

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A classic book now available on audio
With narration by Phyllida Nash, who gives a captivating account of the legendary empire that made the modern Western world possible

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.

Bringing the latest scholarship to a general audience in accessible prose, Herrin focuses each short chapter around a representative theme, event, monument, or historical figure, and examines it within the full sweep of Byzantine history from the foundation of Constantinople, the magnificent capital city built by Constantine the Great, to its capture by the Ottoman Turks.

She argues that Byzantium's crucial role as the eastern defender of Christendom against Muslim expansion during the early Middle Ages made Europe and the modern Western world possible. Herrin captivates us with her discussions of all facets of Byzantine culture and society. She walks us through the complex ceremonies of the imperial court. She describes the transcendent beauty and power of the church of Hagia Sophia, as well as chariot races, monastic spirituality, diplomacy, and literature. She reveals the fascinating worlds of military usurpers and ascetics, eunuchs and courtesans, and artisans who fashioned the silks, icons, ivories, and mosaics so readily associated with Byzantine art.

An innovative history written by one of our foremost scholars, Byzantium reveals this great civilization's rise to military and cultural supremacy, its spectacular destruction by the Fourth Crusade, and its revival and final conquest in 1453.

Produktdetails

Erscheinungsdatum
24. Januar 2023
Sprache
englisch
Untertitel
The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire. Laufzeit ca. 974 Minuten. Sprache: Englisch. Dateigröße in MByte: 675.
Ausgabe
Ungekürzt
Dateigröße
674,72 MB
Laufzeit
974 Minuten
Autor/Autorin
Judith Herrin
Sprecher/Sprecherin
Phyllida Nash
Family Sharing
Ja
Produktart
MP3 format
Dateiformat
MP3
Audioinhalt
Hörbuch
GTIN
9780691251592

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"Byzantium's history is presented chronologically, which helps explain why there's no simple description of its legacy. Herrin's emphasis on the empire's proudest achievement, its culture--separate chapters are devoted to religion, economy, warfare, art and literature--is an armchair delight."---Brett Popplewell, The Toronto Star

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