BYZANTIUM; The Empire of New Rome

Mango, Cyril A.

ISBN 10: 0684167689 / ISBN 13: 9780684167688

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981

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Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ is price-clipped.; In this authoritative survey, Professor Mango exposes the shortcomings of the surviving historical records of Byzantine civilization on which previous studies have too frequently depended. Adopting an original approach, he rectifies the bias of such accounts by concentrating especially on the point of view of the 'average' Byzantine rather than the intellectual. He considers Byzantine life from a thematic perspective, covering such fundamental aspects as people and languages, society and economy, the disappearance and revival of cities, dissidents, monasticism, education, accepted ideas about good and evil, the physical universe, history and the ideal life and the Byzantine cultural legacy - literature, art, and architecture.; History of Civilization; 334 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BYZANTIUM; The Empire of New Rome
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684167689
• ISBN 13: 9780684167688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Byzantine Studies
  • Roman History
  • Greek History

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Synopsis

Examining Byzantine life from the point of view of the average citizen, a noted historian deals with language, social and economic conditions, the disappearance and revival of cities, education, monasticism, and the Byzantine literary, artistic, and architectural legacy