《The Byzantine World》求取 ⇩

Preface9

Chapter ⅠTHE BYZANTINE EMPIRE TAKES SHAPE 324-71711

1．Constantine the Great and the emergence of a Christian Roman Empire11

2．The barbarian invasions and the survival of the eastern half of the Empire14

3．The Emperor Justinian and the sixth century18

4．The struggle for existence in the seventh century：the problems of the house of Heraclius23

Chapter ⅡTHE MEDIEVAL ROMAN EMPIRE 717-105628

1．The achievements of the iconoclast Emperors 717-84228

2．The high-water mark of the Byzantine Empire33

(i)the Amorian and Macedonian rulers33

(ii) Eastern expansion 842-102536

(iii) Constantinople and the Slavs38

(iv) Byzantium and the West41

(v) Imperial rule at home：church and learning43

Chapter ⅢFUNDAMENTAL CHANGES 1025-120446

1．The parting of the ways in the eleventh century46

2．Apparent revival under the Comneni53

(i)Alexius Comnenus (1081-1118)53

(ii) John Ⅱ Comnenus (1118-1143) and Manuel Ⅰ Comnenus (1143-1180)60

3．The first collapse67

Chapter ⅣTHE IMPACT OF EAST AND WEST 1204-145372

1．Latin treachery and Byzantine diplomacy 1204-126172

2．Christian rivalries and Byzantine civil wars 1261-135475

3．The Turkish conquest and the final collapse of Byzantium 1354-145379

Chapter ⅤCHURCH AND STATE：THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT85

Chapter ⅥTHE ORTHODOX CHURCH：THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND THE LAITY100

Chapter ⅦTHE MONASTIC WORLD：THE RELIGIOUS VOCATION114

Chapter ⅧEVERYDAY LIFE131

Chapter ⅨLEARNING AND LITERATURE：THE DIFFERENT TRADITIONS145

Chapter ⅩBYZANTINE ART156

Chapter ⅪBYZANTIUM AND ITS NEIGHBOURS166

List of Late Roman and Byzantine Rulers177

Bibliographical Notes181

Index187