History Of The Byzantine State by George Ostrogorsky
A comprehensive survey of the Byzantine Empire from its late Roman roots to the fall of Constantinople, tracing political transformations alongside economic structures, military institutions, and church–state relations. It highlights pivotal crises and reforms—such as iconoclasm, the theme system, and the Komnenian revival—while examining diplomacy and conflict with neighbors from the Slavs and Arabs to the Crusaders and Ottomans. Based on rigorous scholarship, it synthesizes administrative evolution, social change, and cultural achievements to explain the empire’s resilience and eventual decline.
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- Published
- 1940
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 600-700 pages
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
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- Geschichte des byzantinischen Staates
- Histoire de l'État byzantin
- Istorija Vizantije
- История византийского государства
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