Title: The Byzantine Empire /
Authors: Browning, Robert, 1914-1997.
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Byzantine Empire History.; Byzantine Empire Civilization.
Contents: 1. The Birth of a New Empire 500-641. The End of the Ancient World. Civilization in Transition -- 2. The Struggle to Survive 641-867. Withdrawal and Defense. The New Order -- 3. The Golden Age of Byzantium 867-1081. Rebirth and Reconquest. Confidence and Classicism -- 4. From False Dawn to Cataclysm 1081-1204. The Challenge from the West. Tradition and Innovation -- 5. Defeat and Disintegration 1204-1453. The Long Decline. The Resilience of Culture.