Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I: Crisis and Survival 602-820; 1: Major Literary Sources for the Period 602-820; 2: Herakleios and the Wars of Survival (602-642); 3: The Dark Age (642-718); 4: The Beginnings of the Revival (718-820); Part II: Reconquest and Hegemony 820-1045; 5: Major Literary Sources for the Period 820-1045; 6: Amorians, Macedonians and Lekapenids (820-959); 7: Economy and Culture; 8: Expansion and Social Change (959-1045); Part III: Contraction, Recovery and Calamity 1045-1204; 9: Major Literary Sources for the Period 1045-1204; 10: The Eleventh-Century Crisis (1045-1091); 11: Stability under the Komnenos Dynasty (1091-1180); 12: The Road to Catastrophe (1180-1204); Part IV: Decline and Disappearance 1204-1453; 13: Major Literary Sources for the Period 1204-1453; 14: Exile and Restoration (1204-1282); 15: Decline and Downfall (1282-1453); 16. Conclusion: Byzantium’s Legacy; Glossary; List of Emperors; Timeline; Web links; Bibliography of Secondary Literature; Index

About the Author

Jonathan Harris is Professor of the History of Byzantium at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His recent publications include: Byzantium and the Crusades (2nd ed., 2014); The Lost World of Byzantium (2015) and Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium (2nd ed., 2017).

Reviews

'This book provides a fresh and up-to-date treatment of the Byzantine empire from 602 to 1453. It will be particularly useful for undergraduates encountering the Byzantine empire for the first time. Despite its broad coverage it conveys key debates and differences of interpretation. It is particularly distinguished by its use of boxes, which allows for deeper engagement with sources and also reflection on the development of the field of Byzantine Studies itself.'Shaun Tougher, Cardiff University, UK