The Lost World of Byzantium By Jonathan Harris
- Narrated by: Gareth Richards
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 08-22-23
The Lost World of Byzantium By Jonathan Harris AudioBook summary
The acclaimed author of Byzantium and the Crusades “offers a fresh take on this fabled but hidden civilization” across eleven centuries of history (Colin Wells).
For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Rather than recounting the standard chronology of emperors and battles, leading Byzantium scholar Jonathan Harris focuses on a succession of archetypal figures, families, places, and events.
Harris’s introduction presents a civilization rich in contrasts, combining orthodox Christianity with paganism, and classical Greek learning with Roman power. Though frequently assailed by numerous armies, Byzantium survived by dint of its unorthodox foreign policy. Over time, its sumptuous art and architecture flourished, helping to establish a deep sense of Byzantine identity in its people.
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