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A History of Byzantium, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-8471-7
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480 pages
January 2010, ©2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Maps x
List of Boxes xi
Preface to the Second Edition xiv
Preface to the First Edition xvi
Introduction 1
1 The Crisis of the Third Century 23
2 The Revival under Diocletian 36
3 The Age of Constantine the Great 49
4 The Fourth Century: Constantius II to Theodosios I 72
5 The Fifth Century 103
6 The Age of Justinian 129
7 The Byzantine "Dark Ages": Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries 160
8 The Isaurian Dynasty and Iconoclasm 198
9 Continued Struggle over Ikons 220
10 The Beginnings of the Macedonian Dynasty 242
11 The Apogee of Byzantine Power 265
12 The Komnenoi 290
13 The Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade 330
14 The Beginnings of Decline 347
15 The End of the Empire 383
16 Byzantium after the Fall of the City 401
Glossary 421
General Bibliography 428
A Selection of Primary Sources in English Translation 435
List of Byzantine Rulers 438
Comparative Chronology 444
Electronic Resources 448
Index 451