A massive, comprehensive history of the Eastern Roman Empire, from the rise to power of Constantine to the Fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Illustrated to enhance the reading experience.
Book I contents include:
CONSTANTINE AND HIS CITY
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE EMPIRE
CONSTANTINE'S SUCCESSORS TO JOVIAN: AND THE STRUGGLE WITH PERSIA
THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY
ARIANISM
THE ORGANISATION OF THE CHURCH
JUSTINIAN. THE IMPERIAL RESTORATION IN THE WEST
JUSTINIAN'S GOVERNMENT IN THE EAST
ROMAN LAW
THE SUCCESSORS OF JUSTINIAN