Constantinople
eBook - PDF

Constantinople

Capital of Byzantium

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Constantinople

Capital of Byzantium

About this book

Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city.

This second edition includes a range of new material, such as:

* Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field
* Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople
* Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city
* More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades
* Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors

It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. List of text boxes
  6. List of maps
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1 City of wonders
  9. Chapter 2 Founding fathers
  10. Chapter 3 The God-guarded city
  11. Chapter 4 Palaces and power
  12. Chapter 5 Churches and monasteries
  13. Chapter 6 ‘Two thirds of the wealth of this world’
  14. Chapter 7 Democracy
  15. Chapter 8 Outsiders
  16. Chapter 9 The Latin interlude
  17. Chapter 10 Indian summer
  18. Chapter 11 The ruin of Byzantine Constantinople
  19. Chapter 12 Byzantine Constantinople today
  20. Appendix A: Timeline
  21. Appendix B: List of Emperors
  22. Notes
  23. Further Reading
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index