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Lost to the west: the forgotten byzantine empire that rescued western civilization

✍ Scribed by Lars Brownworth

Publisher
Crown Publishers
Year
2009
Tongue
en-US
Weight
300 KB
Category
Fiction
City
New York, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Empire.
ISBN
0307462412

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✦ Synopsis

Historian Brownworth presents an absorbing look at the forgotten Byzantine Empire, its surprising role in shaping Western civilization, and the lessons it holds for modern societies.;Prologue: Roman roots -- Diocletian's revolution -- Constantine and the Church ascendant -- The pagan counterstroke -- Barbarians and Christians -- A dreadful rumor from the West -- The fall of Rome -- The rise of Peter Sabbatius -- Nika! -- Of buildings and generals -- Yersinia pestis -- A Persian fire -- The house of war -- The image breakers -- The crumbling empire -- The turning tide -- The glorious House of Macedon -- The brilliant pretender -- Death and his nephew -- Basil the Bulgar slayer -- The march of folly -- The Comneni recovery -- Swords that drip with Christian blood -- The empire in exile -- The brilliant sunset -- The eternal emperor -- Epilogue: Byzantine embers -- Appendix: Emperors of Constantinople.

✦ Subjects

Byzantine Empire

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